Nightwatch Series Bible (2.0)

[Robert_Moriyama]

Should Nightbird have this system? Or would they have full military-spec countermeasures (chaff, flares, ECM suite) courtesy of Mr. Squibb?<br><br>Northrop Grumman Completes Design of Commercial Aircraft Protection System<br><br>ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Aug. 22, 2005 -- Northrop Grumman announced it has received U.S. Department of Homeland Security approval of its design for the Guardian protection system, a Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (Counter-MANPADS) intended to protect commercial aircraft from attack by ground-based, shoulder-fired missiles. <br><br>The company recently passed the last of three critical design reviews for its Guardian(TM) protection system, which is based on the proven military directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) technology it currently has in production for the U.S. military and several international customers. Northrop Grumman's commercial DIRCM version is being developed under Phase II of the Department of Homeland Security's Counter-MANPADS program. <br><br>The first of the design reviews involved hardware development, while the second focused on software. The third, completed in April, called for installing the system on an actual aircraft. Northrop Grumman is now finalizing the fabrication and integration of pre-production prototypes before it begins operational testing and evaluation of its C-MANPADS aboard an MD-11 airliner later this month and a Boeing 747 later this year. <br><br>According to the Department of Homeland Security, the Counter-MANPADS program is focused on demonstrating the viability, economics and effectiveness of adapting existing military technology to protect commercial aircraft from the MANPADS threat. Northrop Grumman's Guardian(TM) system makes use of multi-band laser and other technology from the company's proven military countermeasures system. <br><br>The Northrop Grumman DIRCM system operates automatically by detecting a missile launch, determining if it is a threat and activating a high-intensity infrared countermeasure system to track and defeat the threat. The only such system currently in production, Northrop Grumman's Nemesis AN/AAQ-24(V) is being installed on several hundred military aircraft, including more than 20 different fixed- and rotary-wing platforms for the U.S. military and several allied countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and Denmark. <br>

[Robert_Moriyama]

MANPADS. . .  :D

<br><br>New ... from Stayfree ... when it's important for your aircraft to feel fresh and confident ...<br><br> ::)<br><br>Robert M.<br><br>(Also serves to conceal your Full Monty.)<br>

[kailhofer]

The Nightwatch series bible has been updated and is now available. One catch: if you are using Internet Explorer, the current version doesn't look its best. When I get a moment, I'm going to try and reformat it. It seems to look fine, however, in Mozilla (I'm a Mozilla-man myself, LOL) and Netscape.

I hope most of you can read it. :)



--Jeff

Sorry to surprise anyone with such an old thread, but just wondering, will there be a 3.0 anytime soon?

Or, for that matter, any more installments on the way?

Nate

[kailhofer]

The final installment of "Who Watches the Watchers" will come out in June (sorry for the delay, and, also, my apologies to Bill Wolfe; I forgot to send the story in before our internal deadline for the May issue).

--Jeff

Further technical difficulties??


Nate

[Robert_Moriyama]

The final installment of "Who Watches the Watchers" will come out in June (sorry for the delay, and, also, my apologies to Bill Wolfe; I forgot to send the story in before our internal deadline for the May issue).

--Jeff

Further technical difficulties??


Nate

Nope.  Family difficulties (death in my family) coupled with professional responsibilities.  This one's just my fault again.  July issue...I promise!


--Jeff

Sincere condolences on your loss. Aphelion and all its content would be on time if only its staff were exempt from that pesky Real World.

RM