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BAE Systems has secured a US$114 million (AU$174.4 million) foreign military sale contract from the US Army to provide it and allies advanced Common Missile Warning Systems for their respective helicopter fleets.
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The contract will see BAE deliver the combat-proven AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) aircraft survivability system for rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft that integrates missile warning, hostile fire indication, and countermeasure controls.
Jennifer Bartley, deputy product line director of Integrated Survivability Solutions at BAE Systems, stressed the importance of the CMWS capability, saying, “Battlefields are increasingly contested, and airborne armed forces around the world must be able to detect and defeat modern infrared threats.”
CMWS provides the US and its allies with advanced threat detection and countermeasure control capabilities that protect aircraft and aircrews who operate in hostile battlefield conditions. CMWS systems have been installed on different platform types worldwide.
The technology is the standard missile warning and hostile fire detection system for US Army aircraft and has millions of combat flight hours and a proven ability to protect aircraft and save lives in evolving threat environments.
“When stealth is not an option, CMWS provides a shield that enables aircraft survivability and mission execution,” Bartley added.
With the signing of these new foreign military sale contracts, additional US allies now procure CMWS for its proven survivability capabilities. The allies will use these systems to protect existing fleets and newly acquired aircraft, including AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
CMWS is compatible with expendable countermeasure dispensers, including BAE Systems’ AN/ALE-47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser System and Smart D² next-generation countermeasure system – as well as laser-based directable infrared countermeasure systems.
