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BAE Systems To Provide Army Troops Latest Aircraft Survivability Equipment

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014

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BAE Systems To Provide Army Troops Latest Aircraft Survivability Equipment

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, equipped with the CMWS/ATIRCM suite, expends flares Photo: U.S. Army

BAE Systems said it has been awarded a series of Army contracts, worth approximately $40 million, for the third-generation (Gen3) configuration of its Common Missile Warning System (CMWS), that provide an enhanced capability for aircrews to locate and protect against infrared guided threats. The Gen3 configuration includes hostile fire indication to detect and evade small arms fire and new data recording capabilities for detailed post-mission analysis. “These latest contracts build on nearly 10 years of experience providing the U.S. Army…

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