Northrop Grumman to provide IR countermeasures for Canadian Chinooks

Rolling Meadows, Illinois – Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force to provide infrared missile protection on its fleet of CH-147F Chinook helicopters.

 

As part of the advanced aircraft survivability equipment suite, the latest generation directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system protects the Chinook and its crew by automatically detecting a missile launch, determining if it is a threat, and activating a high-intensity, laser-based countermeasure system to track and defeat the missile.

 

Northrop Grumman's various infrared countermeasure systems are now installed or scheduled for installation on more than 1,000 military aircraft around the world to protect 55 different types of large fixed-wing transports and rotary-wing platforms from infrared missile attacks. The mature and reliable technology developed by Northrop Grumman and its teammate Selex ES has been incorporated in more than 3,250 pointer/trackers that are now in full-rate production to protect these aircraft, supporting more than 1 million hours of theatre operation.