DHS approves NG design for counter-MANPADS system

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved Northrop Grumman's design for the Guardian system, intended to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles, the company said Aug. 22. Based on Northrop Grumman's Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system for military...

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