In a combined effort between Air Mobility Command, Air National Guard, the KC-135 Stratotanker System Program Office, Northrop-Grumman officials and other agencies, a KC-135 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures-based pod defensive system is becoming a reality for the first time. The pod, called the Guardian System by maker Northrop-Grumman, is a laser-based countermeasures system being designed to detect, provide warning of and employ countermeasures against infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles.Learn more from Defence Professionals.
Defense System Undergoes EMI Testing
