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How does CIRCM work?
CIRCM works in combination with the missile warning system to detect and defeat MANPADS. Missiles launched from MANPADS are typically guided by infrared capability, Lee said. The missiles guide themselves toward a target’s infrared heat signature. The laser that is part of the CIRCM system takes advantage of that.
What is Laircm?
The LAIRCM system is a defensive system for large transport and rotary-wing aircraft that combines a Missile Warning System (MWS) and infrared laser jammer countermeasure system to protect the aircraft from infrared guided threat missiles.
How many times have we come close to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis is perhaps the closest the world has ever come to global nuclear war. Four instances over the 13-day event stand out in particular, the first one happening on October 25, 1962.
How are nuclear missiles detected?
Infrared sensors can be used to detect missiles, or space warnings. Sensors to detect nuclear explosions can also be used to monitor possible violations of the nuclear test treaty. To be useful, the sensors must have high resolution. The large distances involved make this difficult.
Can nuclear missiles be stopped?
The short answer is yes, nuclear bombs can be intercepted, albeit quite difficult to do. Ballistic missiles are used to deliver nuclear bombs in a flight trajectory. To counter ballistic missiles, the Soviet Union developed anti-ballistic missiles in the 1960s in the thick of the Nuclear Arms Race to protect the USSR.
What does ATIRCM stand for?
BAE Systems’ laser-based Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) system protects fixed-wing, rotary, and tilt-rotor aircraft against all current infrared-guided missile threats from all potential launch sources.
Why was ATIRCM not used in the military?
The Army had planned to field ATIRCM across its AH-64, UH-60, and CH-47 fleets, but unfortunately, it proved to be too heavy to fit on the Apaches and Black Hawks. The service subsequently only bought fewer than 100 of these systems, which had the same general concept of operation as the newer CIRCM.
What is ATTR-CM?
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What is ATTR-CM (transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy)?
Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an underdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease. Read about the types of ATTR-CM, as well as the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment. Learn more about ATTR-CM (PDF)