Rolling Meadows, IL--Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has won an early operational production contract to deliver Advanced Threat Warning (ATW) sensors to the U.S. Navy, part of the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system. ATW provides infrared sensors that warn of heat-seeking missiles, small arms fire, medium-caliber machine gun fire, anti-aircraft artillery, unguided rockets, and laser-guided weapons.
The $25.5 million contract requires Northrop Grumman to deliver 110 ATW sensors and upgrade 200 processors for integration as part of the currently fielded LAIRCM system. The ATW sensor is compatible with the currently deployed LAIRCM missile warning system and can be integrated with a variety of onboard displays including threat warning indicators, multifunction displays, and helmet-mounted displays.
This award builds on the $35 million contract awarded to Northrop Grumman in 2011 by the Naval Air Systems Command to develop upgrades to the fielded LAIRCM infrared missile warning system. The company's IRCM systems are now installed or scheduled for installation on more than 700 U.S. military aircraft.