Military laser systems from Northrop Grumman to protect Navy helicopters from shoulder-fired missiles

摘要

The Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Rolling Meadows, Ill., will provide the U.S. Navy with military laser systems designed to protect heavy-lift helicopters from advanced shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles under terms of a $77.7 million contract.rnThe Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., is contracting with Northrop Grumman to provide 121 AN/AAQ-24(V) Guardian laser transmitter assemblies for Navy CH-53D, CH-53E, and CH-46E medium- and heavy-lift helicopters.