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AAR To Develop Composite Structures For Commercial Anti-Missile System
AAR announced Monday at the Paris Air Show that it is a member of the Northrop Grumman team selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Phase II of the Counter-Man Portable Air Defense Systems (Counter-MANPADS) program to protect commercial aircraft from attack by ground-based, shoulder-fired missiles. As part of the Northrop Grumman team, AAR's Composites manufacturing operating unit will design custom, aerodynamic composite fairings to house and protect a commercial version of Northrop Grumman's directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system, an anti-missile system currently in production and deployed on a variety of military aircraft around the world. "AAR has extensive experience engineering and producing specialized composite structures for commercial and military applications," said Mark McDonald, Group Vice President for AAR. "We're pleased to have been selected by Northrop Grumman to be a part of this important program and look forward to delivering a state-of-the-art fairing design in keeping with AAR's commitment to passenger safety." The commercial version of the Northrop Grumman DIRCM system is designed to be mounted to the underside of commercial aircraft, providing protection from MANPAD threats with no action required on the part of the flight crew. Other Northrop Grumman Counter-MANPADS team members include Federal Express providing engineering services for installation, and aircraft modification and certification and Northwest Airlines, providing engineering and technical services toward the development of a commercially viable system. In other news, AAR will announce fiscal 2005 fourth quarter and full year earnings on Wednesday, July 13 before the market opens. A conference call will follow at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Details of the conference call will be made available in a separate release approximately one week prior to the event. Related Links Northrop Grumman SinoDaily Search SinoDaily Subscribe To SinoDaily Express 
US To Test Airline Anti-Missile Defense System: Report
New York (AFP) May 29, 2005The US Department of Homeland Security is paying for tests on defensive laser systems designed to thwart attacks from shoulder-fired missiles on passenger airliners, the New York Times reported Sunday. |
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