MINNEAPOLIS, June 1 (UPI) -- ATK's new Hostile Fire Indication capability upgrade for the AAR-47 Missile Warning System has been approved by the U.S. Department of the Navy.
The HFI upgrade will provide enhanced protection through detection of smaller-caliber weapon fire and rocket propelled grenades, augmenting the AAR-47's longstanding, combat-proven ability to detect incoming missile threats.
The AAR-47 is used on Navy helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
"ATK continues to enhance our electronic warfare and protection capabilities to meet the urgent operational requirements of our customer," said Mike Kahn, president of ATK Missile Products Group. "We are leveraging the expertise developed during years of design, development and production to support the next generation of aircraft survivability equipment."
Added Bill Kasting, vice president and general manager of ATK Defense Electronics Systems, "The Navy's decision to deploy ATK's HFI upgrade to the Fleet brings aircrews the very best protection from hostile ground fire."
ATK's said the HFI will be provided as a software upgrade and requires no hardware modifications to the aircraft or existing AAR-47 components. The upgrade is scheduled for delivery this year.
ATK's AAR-47 Missile Warning System is a combat-proven electronic warfare system designed to protect aircraft from surface-to-air threats. The AAR-47 is the only system in use today that integrates laser and missile warning into a single system.
The system is installed on more than 2,600 fixed and rotary-wing aircraft flown by the United States and its allies in more than 16 countries.
