UNITED STATES - 15 SEPTEMBER 2009
NASHUA, N.H. --- BAE Systems Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) has achieved more than one million combat flight hours, providing U.S. Army aircraft with protection against infrared-guided missiles during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The U.S. Army began fielding the system in June 2004 to meet an urgent mission need, and since that time BAE Systems has delivered 1,710 CMWS units.
CMWS has provided our aviators and soldiers with the best technology available to save lives from infrared missile engagements, said Jim Crouch, vice president and general manager of survivability and protection systems for BAE Systems. In achieving a million combat flight hours, CMWS has more than proved its worth to the warfighter.
CMWS integrates electronic warfare sensors to respond to and defeat infrared-guided missiles, helping to ensure mission success for aviators and crew members. The system has been credited with multiple saves from IR-guided missiles against Army aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The system is installed on a wide array of deployed Army aircraft, including multiple variants of the Black Hawk, Chinook, and Apache helicopters, as well as fixed-wing aircraft.
Source: BAE Systems
NASHUA, N.H. --- BAE Systems Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) has achieved more than one million combat flight hours, providing U.S. Army aircraft with protection against infrared-guided missiles during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The U.S. Army began fielding the system in June 2004 to meet an urgent mission need, and since that time BAE Systems has delivered 1,710 CMWS units.
CMWS has provided our aviators and soldiers with the best technology available to save lives from infrared missile engagements, said Jim Crouch, vice president and general manager of survivability and protection systems for BAE Systems. In achieving a million combat flight hours, CMWS has more than proved its worth to the warfighter.
CMWS integrates electronic warfare sensors to respond to and defeat infrared-guided missiles, helping to ensure mission success for aviators and crew members. The system has been credited with multiple saves from IR-guided missiles against Army aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The system is installed on a wide array of deployed Army aircraft, including multiple variants of the Black Hawk, Chinook, and Apache helicopters, as well as fixed-wing aircraft.
Source: BAE Systems
