The U.S. Army already is fielding its Common Infrared Countermeasures system to some units and will deliver the system simultaneously to all types of aircraft, Army officials told reporters during a ...

Two CH-47F Chinook helicopters, from Hotel Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, take off en route to retrieve air assault troops in preparation for an air ...

The US Army has released a draft copy of a requirements list for a new self-protection system for rotorcraft that reveals a key new technology remains part of the competition. The army issued a draft ...

Aircraft such as the AH-64 Apache will get the active infrared laser-based CIRCM system (below). The Army is getting ready to move to the next phase in the development of a lightweight, laser-based ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 27, 2015) -- The Army expects later this year to reach a Milestone B decision with its laser-based common infrared countermeasures, or CIRCM, defense system ...

A Ukrainian soldiers fires a missile with a man-portable air-defense system during exercices near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk, on December 1, 2014. At least three Ukrainian soldiers have ...

If protecting US Army helicopters from infrared-guided missile strikes is not enough, several bidders for a multi-billion-dollar contract believe the technology can be adapted for broader applications ...

The U.S. subsidiary of British defense giant BAE Systems Plc hasn't ruled out a protest of the Army's decision to award Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to develop new countermeasures for helicopters ...

BAE Systems on Thursday said it has protested the Army's decision to award Northrop Grumman a contract to develop new countermeasures for helicopters and aircraft. The Army recently awarded Northrop a ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 27, 2015) -- The Army expects later this year to reach a Milestone B decision with its laser-based common infrared countermeasures, or CIRCM, defense system ...