DIRCM stuff

And... it has begun:


 
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Indra has signed a EUR35 million (USD39.8 million) contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) to integrate its latest electronic warfare (EW) systems onto the Spanish Army's Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters, the company announced on 18 January.

According to Indra, the helicopters will be integrated with the company's ALR-400FD radar alerter, InWarner sensor, and InShield directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system.

The ALR-400 is designed for fixed- and rotary-wing platforms and consists of multiple antenna assemblies and radar receivers together with an EW processor. Indra claims that the ALR-400 can detect and identify enemy platforms by simultaneously detecting pulsed and continuous wave radars. Alternatively, previous versions covered different bands through partial band scanning strategies.

The new InWarner sensor will also be integrated onto the aircraft. Equipped with a missile and laser alerter, it is designed to detect whether a platform has acquired the helicopter as a target. Indra states that the integration of both the sensor and the radar, “makes it possible to achieve full situational awareness and increases effectiveness in activating countermeasures to neutralise the attack”.

 
The Slashdot thread on the FedEx proposal:

Along with the Forbes story that came out just before the FAA did its about turn:
 
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Earlier this year, the US Army recommended the integration of RAVEN on a BRADLEY fighting vehicle for the MAPS Programme's Layered Active Protection Demonstration, which took place in September. The recommendation followed the Soft Kill Rodeo, a series of tests to determine which non-kinetic active protection system technology has the most potential.
Good, they're finally putting multiple APS onto one vehicle for layered defense...

Wonder what took them so long? Or did it take footage from Ukraine to pry loose some funding?

Sounds like you could make a hell of a tazer with that. :D
Yes, that concept is usually called an Electro-laser. Can't stuff a laser that powerful into a hand-held unit yet, though.
 

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Alaire Technologies web page, note from march 2021:

TADIRCM II – DIRCM development for Tactical Fixed Wing Fighter/Attack Aircraft

Alaire personnel supported our customer’s development of DIRCM (Directed InfraRed Countermeasure) technology for Navy fighter aircraft. Our responsibilities included system architecture design support, embedded software and hardware development of system subcomponents, full system integration and testing support, post data collection analysis.
Good interim system, but takes up a pylon. The full DIRCM system for fighters will need to be built into the airframe.
 
Saw these on paralay hope they dont mind. Not sure if all have been posted before. Was translating what they were saying on that forum and this dircm system seems to come from some mi-28 variants and is offered for export. Think some of the images are from a brochure. Seems fairly effective even on IIR seeker heads. Sorry I did not translate I dont know how the yandex image translator works. Btw here is the link for the thread mentioned.

 

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The new self-protection system is being fielded on more than 1,500 Army aircraft, after the Initial Operational Capability was reached last year.


Northrop Grumman recently delivered to the U.S. Army the 500th Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) kit, receiving in turn the fourth yearly CIRCM contract award. After the new $147 million production order, the company says it has another 336 kits on order, which would bring this technology to more than 800 aircraft in total.

Last year, when the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was achieved, Northrop Grumman said it had delivered over 250 CIRCM systems to the Army, including the 100 that were already installed on the service’s helicopters. The company also noted that it has delivered on each commitment by providing all systems on time.

“Our latest CIRCM production award is a recognition of our continued partnership with the U.S. Army and builds on our on-time delivery momentum,” said Bob Gough, vice president of aircraft survivability, Northrop Grumman. “Since reaching full-rate CIRCM production, we have driven performance and speed in delivering on our commitments to meet the Army’s needs.”

The requirements for IOC have been reached on the UH-60M, HH-60M, CH-47F and AH-64Es, paving the way for the accelerated fielding of CIRCM systems on more than 1,500 Army aircraft. Last year it was disclosed that, since the first field installation in Dec. 2021, CIRCM accumulated more than 11,000 flight hours, while Northrop Grumman mentions that the number increased to 30,000 operational flight hours.

 

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