Northrop Grumman CIRCM: The low risk approach to high level protection
Northrop Grumman is a leader in laser DIRCM, with more than five decades of experience. Our Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) solution is ready to protect our warfighters against current and future IR missile threats.
Reliable, ready and affordable
Designed specifically to protect rotary wing and medium fixed wing aircraft from IR missiles, our CIRCM offering is built on open architecture to work with existing hardware, simplify upgrades, and keep lifecycle costs low.
Our solution uses a compact ECLIPSE pointer/tracker, a lightweight COTS processor and advanced Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology for greater reliability and scalability.
The proven team
Northrop Grumman and its teammates are leading the way in laser DIRCM. We have installed systems on several hundred aircraft of more than 50 types, including CV-22, CH/MH-53, CH-46, Lynx, Puma, and a host of additional rotary and fixed wing types. Our CIRCM team includes SELEX Galileo, Northrop Grumman's IRCM partner for more than 15 years, and Daylight Solutions, an innovator in QCL-based laser technology.
We’ve been protecting warfighters against infrared threats for more than 50 years, with a track record of innovation and investment in IRCM technologies. With Northrop Grumman, Daylight Solutions and SELEX Galileo, high-level protection comes with low risk.
We have pioneered core IRCM technologies, including:
- Laser autoboresight
- QCL-based lasers
- Multiband laser
- Tracking in turret
- High resolution camera
- Laser pointing
- Laser tracking
- Jamming synchronization
- CMWS interface