Infrared countermeasures

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Procurement officials at the US Special Operations Command are expected to approve production of a new infrared (IR) jammer proposed for fitting on the US Air Force Special Operations Command's 59 AC-130H/U gunships and MC-130 E/H Combat Talons. The jammer, designated the AAQ-24(V) Directional IRCM system, is an arc lamp-based system that emits a trains a beam of energy on an oncoming missile, countering it via deceptive modulation methods instead of burning out the missile's guidance system electronics. Development of the system is being spearheaded by the UK, which has awarded a $277-million contract to Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems to develop and produce 131 systems for installation on 10 different types of British aircraft.

Infrared Countermeasures, AAQ-24(V)

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Pocket-size stalker

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Lockheed Martin Co. is expected to release details of its planned design for the MicroStar micro air vehicle (MAV), touted as the smallest surveillance aircraft system under development. MicroStar is being developed under a $10-million contract for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company is set to complete a six-month research effort for the MAV, to be followed by another phase that includes a radio-operated flight demonstration of the aircraft system. Among the array of features planned for the MAV are a tiny electronics payload being developed by Sanders, ultralight packaging technology from General Electric Electric, and light airframe design from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

Aircraft Manufacturing, Remotely Piloted Vehicles & Drones, Lockheed Martin Corp., MicroStar

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ASTOR shootout

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The UK Ministry of Defense will select the winner in the next few months in bids to supply its Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) requirement, a $1.2-billion program. Three teams have tendered their bids for the program, which wants to have a capability comparable to that of the US Air Force's existing Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) installed in a high-altitude business jet. The announcement of the team chosen will not be made before April 1999 or May 1999. ASTOR wants four or five aircraft that can each fly a racetrack surveillance pattern at altitudes higher than 47,000 feet.

United Kingdom, Airborne Search & Detect Radar, Search radar, Airborne radar, Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, JSTARS, ASTOR, Airborne Stand-Off Radar

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