July 18, 2006 :: Spacewar.com :: News
EADS Defense Electronics of Germany has signed a strategic cooperative agreement with India’s Defense Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) to jointly develop a missile warning system for the Indian Air Force. The system will be based on the EADS AN/AAR-60 Missile Launch Detection System (MILDS), an advanced, passive imaging sensor that is capable of detecting and tracking the ultraviolet emissions of approaching missiles, including heat-seeking, shoulder-launched missiles, and immediately deploying the necessary countermeasures. An EADS spokesman noted that, although the new system will initially be deployed on Indian rotorcraft such as Mi-8 and Mi-17/17M heavy assault helicopters, MILDS will also be used on fixed-wing aircraft in the future. Under the terms of the agreement, signed in June, EADS will deliver 36 MILDS sensor systems to the DARE facility in Bangalore for integration with the Indian Air Force. The system is expected to be operational in 2007
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