Defense News: “Czech Air Force orders missile warning systems for its Mi-17 helos”

Defense News: "Czech Air Force orders missile warning systems for its Mi-17 helos"

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Israel’s Bird Aerosystems will provide the Czech Air Force with missile warning technology for its Mi-17 helicopters, the company announced March 22. The deal for Missile Approach Confirmation Sensors, or MACS, is not the first time Bird Aerosystems has equipped Mi-17 helos. It previously supplied airborne missile protection systems to the United Nations’ Mi-17 fleet operating in Africa. Read more

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

15 January 2025 – BIRD Aerosystems, a global provider of innovative defense technology, proudly announces the receipt of a significant order from an African Ministry of Defense (MOD) to supply its Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS). This cutting-edge solution will be deployed to protect the fleet of Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters from advanced missile threats, including MANPADS. Delivery is expected during 2025.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Israel’s Bird Aerosystems announced that is has received a follow-on order from a “NATO European client” for its Aeroshield Missile Protection System (AMPS), which includes the Self Protection Radar Electro-Optic System (SPREOS) directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) system.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

27 March 2024 , BIRD AeroSystems, a global provider of innovative defense technology, proudly announces the successful installation of its advanced SPREOS DIRCM, and Aeroshield missile protection systems on multiple Airbus A319 aircraft for a Undisclosed European customer. This milestone underscores BIRD’s unwavering commitment to advancing Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) technology, which is already installed in a broad customer base around the world.