BAE Systems has been awarded contracts valued at $137m through the US Army’s Foreign Military Sales programme to deliver its AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) to allied countries.
The new agreements will extend the protection offered by CMWS to aircraft fleets operated by more than 20 nations, according to information released by the company.
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BAE Systems manufactures the CMWS at its facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, Austin in Texas, and Nashua in New Hampshire.
The CMWS is designed to detect a range of threats including infrared and radio-frequency guided missiles as well as unguided munitions.
Once a threat is identified, the system automatically cues warnings and countermeasures in real time, supporting crew and aircraft survivability.
According to BAE Systems, the system is compatible with both rotary- and fixed-wing platforms, having already been installed on over 40 different aircraft types worldwide since its initial fielding in 2005.
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By GlobalDataThe CMWS includes line-replaceable units that can be switched out in three to five minutes on the flight line, without the use of specialised tools or test equipment.
BAE Systems integrated survivability solutions director Jared Belinsky said: “International customers continue to choose CMWS for its proven effectiveness and reliability in combat, where it has saved many lives.”
The company stated it has delivered more than 3,000 units of the missile warning system since production began.
In addition to the CMWS, the company produces other missile warning technologies such as the 2-Color Advanced Warning System currently fielded by the US Army.
Both systems are part of BAE Systems’ broader Intrepid Shield approach to platform survivability, a layered defence philosophy that leverages the electromagnetic spectrum to detect and counter a variety of evolving threats.
Earlier in 2024, BAE Systems secured separate contracts from the US Army totalling $114m for further deliveries of the common missile warning system.
