Rocket Propelled Grenades Defeated In Live On-The-Move Tests

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Santa Clara CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2005
BAE Systems has successfully completed the first on-the-move test of its Close-In Countermeasure (CICM) active protection system against incoming Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) at a government test range.

"These on-the-move successes, from a CICM system mounted on a moving Bradley Combat Systems vehicle, demonstrates the company's expertise in this critical survivability technology by integrating a complete active protection system in two years. CICM has previously executed successful static firings against various threats," said Carl Sullinger, CICM program manager for BAE Systems.

"This was a great team effort by the BAE Systems personnel and the U.S. Army test and safety personnel."

CICM is a complete active protection system designed to defeat incoming threats. CICM is modular, lightweight, low-cost and is designed to be adaptable to a wide range of ground, sea and air platforms.

The CICM system is comprised of passive threat launch detection and active radar tracking subsystems, an advanced fire control processor, a simple user interface, and an extremely high speed gimbaled launcher that fires a multigun cluster munition. BAE Systems developed CICM in only two years using internal research and development funds to respond to near-term operational needs.

The CICM team includes BAE Systems units in Santa Clara, Calif. and Nashua, N.H., along with Curtiss-Wright Controls and Pacific Scientific.

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SSC Delivers Maritime Surveillance System To Poland

Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 10, 2005
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been engaged by Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze (PZL) (Polish Aviation Factory) in Mielec for the delivery of MSS 6000 to the Polish Border Guard. The system will be installed in an M28 aircraft equipped for the monitoring of Poland's and EU's eastern border.

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