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Israeli laser system to protect NATO tanker transport aircraft

German Air Force also signs $73 million contract to acquire J-Music DIRCM defense suite to protect aircraft from infrared missiles.

by  Hanan Greenwood and Israel Hayom Staff
Published on  06-19-2019 14:58
Last modified: 06-19-2019 14:58
Israeli laser system to protect NATO tanker transport aircraftCourtesy

Elbit Systems' J-Music DIRCM laser defenses functioned flawlessly on Airbus A330 aircraft | Photo: Courtesy

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A laser system designed by Israel's Elbit Systems to protect aircraft against infrared missiles will be implemented in NATO's Multinational Multi Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) starting in 2020, the company announced this week.

In a three-day series of flight tests for the new system at the end of May, the system was integrated into Airbus-manufactured A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. J-Music functioned flawlessly throughout the tests, proving itself capable of defeating multiple threat types. It successfully handled simultaneous threat scenarios and overcome head-on, tail-on and side-on threats from a number of several ranges and at different altitudes.

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Elbit Systems engineers supported the tests and NATO officials monitored the process.

Elbit Systems' DIRCM is designed as open architecture and integrates the latest laser technology with a high frame-rate thermal camera and a small, dynamic high-speed sealed-mirror turret.

Peter Dohmen, general manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, said: "The MMF program is a clear example of nations recognizing the need to generate modern defense capabilities in a cooperative, cost-efficient and effective way."

Dohmen said that the J-Music system provided added security and operational flexibility to the NATO fleet.

Elad Aharonson, general manager of Elbit Systems' ISTAR Division, said that Elbit was "proud to take part in the MMF program and to deliver J-Music … to protect the entire fleet. I believe that the effective cooperation with our partners on the MMF program will be a blueprint for additional projects."

Word of the success of Elbit's J-Music system spread quickly. On Wednesday, the company announced it had been awarded a contract worth some $73 million to provide J-Music DIRCM systems to the German Air Force. The contract will be performed over a four-year period.

Elbit Systems will work closely with DIEHL Defence and Airbus Defence and Space to outfit the air force's A400M aircraft with the protection suite.

Aharonson said, "Germany is an important market for us. We are proud to be a trusted supplier of the German Armed Forces and of our continuous cooperation with Diehl Defence and Airbus Defence and Space. This contract award is yet another testament to the maturity of our DIRCM systems and to the high level of confidence that they provide to users."

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