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BAE Systems Receives $71 Million To Deliver Missile Warning Systems For Aircraft To Four Countries

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, November 18th, 2019

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BAE Systems Receives $71 Million To Deliver Missile Warning Systems For Aircraft To Four Countries

Artist's rendering of Common Missile Warning System. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems said Monday the company has received $71 million in foreign military sales to deliver missile warning technology for aircraft to the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. The company said the four countries have each agreed to contracts to purchase the AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) as well as additional equipment to improve protection of their aircraft from new missile threats. “Our customers that fly low and slow in dangerous situations face unobserved threats that…

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