Next step in infrared countermeasures development will involve protecting UAVs from missile attack

摘要

Missile-defense experts at the Raytheon Co. Missile Systems segment in Tucson, Ariz., are offering their Common Infrared Counter Measures (CIRCM) system for a U.S. Army competition to protect combat helicopters and other aircraft by jamming the infrared guidance systems of heat-seeking missiles and diverting the missiles away from the aircraft.