USAF to choose Phase I winner in large aircraft missile defense program

The U.S. Air Force is aiming to pick a contractor in September to deliver an initial system to protect transport planes from shoulder-fired heat-seeking missiles. The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) program would first outfit 79 planes with currently available technology but...

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