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Northrop's big contract came in the form of a contract modification funding the purchase of Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures (LAIRCM) hardware, and associated support services for the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, and for several foreign governments. Foreign participants in the foreign military sales portion of this contract include Australia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and also the Strategic Airlift Capability-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airlift Management Programme. Delivery of all hardware and services is due by April 29, 2016.LAIRCM is one of several programs under development by the Pentagon that are aimed at defending aircraft from surface-to-air missiles (SAMs or, as they're increasingly commonly being called, MANPADS -- for Man-Portable Air Defense Systems). In LAIRCM, Northrop's high-intensity Viper Laser targets and blinds incoming heat-seeking missiles to disable them before they can engage an aircraft on which LAIRCM is installed. The system is currently in use upon Sikorsky CH-53E helicopters, and plans are in place to install it also upon many different kinds of fixed-wing transport aircraft, such as C-17 and C-130 transports, as well as other helicopters.
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