DEFENCE UPDATE: “New Laser Countermesure System to Protect Aircraft and Helicopters from Missile Attack”

DEFENCE UPDATE: "New Laser Countermesure System to Protect Aircraft and Helicopters from Missile Attack"

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Bird Aerosystems unveiled today an innovative laser-based Directional Infra-Red CounterMeasures (DIRCM) system that offers high level of protection for aircraft, from attack by Infra-red guided missiles. The Self-Protection Radar EO System (SPREOS) represents a growth of the company’s fielded Airborne Missile a Protection System (AMPS) and AMPS -MV (target verification) system. AMPS and AMPS-MV are installed on multiple platforms, and certified on Airbus Helicopters and Russian Helicopters’ Mi-17 platforms. The new system is suitable for use with fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. read more

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

14 February 2023. Steadicopter – a leader in the Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems (RUAS) industry,and BIRD Aerosystems – a global provider of innovative defense technology and solutions that protect the air, sea, and land fleets of governments and related agencies, are unveiling the BlackEagle 50H (BE50H) – an advanced hybrid unmanned helicopter, featuring a miniature airborne radar with advanced proprietary technology, for use in maritime intelligence missions. Read more

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

BIRD Aerosystems, a global provider of innovative defense technology and solutions that protect fleets, armored vehicles, and ground assets of governments and related agencies, in collaboration with an Asian company that specializes in carrying out Defence projects in the GCC and Europe, has won a contract to provide its Airborne Missile Protection Systems for two VIP aircraft of a European customer. Read more

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Israeli company BIRD Aerosystems will be showcasing its airborne surveillance and aircraft self-protection solutions at the inaugural Africa Air Force Forum in Senegal later this week.
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