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CIRCM
Presenting our 5th generation
IRCM technology for unparalleled
warfighter protection
Northrop Grumman Selected for U.S. Army's Common Infrared Countermeasure Technical Demonstration Program
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $31.4 million contract for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Technical Demonstration (TD) program to develop the next generation of aircraft survivability equipment to defend helicopters against man-portable air-defense systems and other heat-seeking munitions.
"We are honored to be selected by the U.S. Army for the CIRCM program. We are looking forward to working with the Army to rapidly demonstrate that Northrop Grumman has a superior IR countermeasure solution – a solution that will first and foremost protect our nation's warfighters," said Jeff Palombo, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Land and Self Protection Systems Division.
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The low risk approach to high level protection
Northrop Grumman is a leader in laser DIRCM, with more than five decades of experience. Our Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) solution is ready to protect our warfighters against current and future IR missile threats.
Reliable, ready and affordable
Designed specifically to protect rotary wing and medium fixed wing aircraft from IR missiles, our CIRCM offering is built on open architecture to work with existing hardware, simplify upgrades, and keep lifecycle costs low.
Our solution uses a compact ECLIPSE pointer/tracker, a lightweight COTS processor and advanced Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology for greater reliability and scalability.
Learn more about our experienced team and the reliability, readiness, and affordability of CIRCM.