AMC Test and Evaluation part of team leading effort in KC-135 LAIRCM possibilities [Image 3 of 3]

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES

03.01.2011

Photo by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Air Mobility Command

A Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures, or LAIRCM, system pod is attached to a KC-135 Stratotanker parked on the flightline, March 1, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. In a combined effort between Air Mobility Command, the Air National Guard, the KC-135 Program Office, Northrop-Grumman and other agencies, a KC-135 LAIRCM pod defensive system is becoming a reality. The pod, called the Guardian System by maker Northrop-Grumman, is a laser-based countermeasures system designed to detect, provide warning of, and employ countermeasures against infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles.

• Date Taken: 03.01.2011
• Date Posted: 03.15.2011 11:58
• Photo ID: 377748
• VIRIN: 110301-F-OK556-004
• Resolution: 2310x1496
• Size: 195.6 KB
• Location: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, US