The Pentagon Thursday announced the possible 40 million dollar sale to India of missile warning and countermeasure systems for three new Boeing 737 aircraft used by the country's head of state.The three systems each consist of a AN/AAQ-24 large aircraft infrared countermeasures system, a AN/ALE-47H countermeasure dispensing system and a AN/ALQ-211 early warning suite controller and radar warning system, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement.
It said the total value, if all options were exercised, could be as high as 40 million dollars.
"India will install the self-protection systems on three new Boeing 737 aircraft," it said. "They will use the system for the movement and protection of their head of state."
The prime contractor will be L3 Communications of Greenville, Texas.
The AN/AAQ-24 is a system that automatically alerts an aircraft's crew to a missile launch and activates an infrared countermeasure to foil the launch.
The AN/ALQ-211 is used to detect hostile radar signals and jam them, and the AN/ALE-47H is computer controlled system to dispense decoys.
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