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A Step Ahead
ITT’s counter IED system is one of the most advanced protective system available |
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Amongst the top 10 US defence contractors into advanced technologies and operational services for defence and security, ITT showcased tactical communications, night vision and electronic warfare technologies at the DSEi trade show in UK this month. Among its equipment and systems for Sensing and Surveillance, a few of the ‘innovative solutions’ by the ITT have been cleared for sales outside US. These include the counter-IED system, the third generation night vision goggles, and the air traffic management system.
The Counter IED systems by ITT touted as the most advanced protection today against the threat of improvised explosive devices. The jamming device is available through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) channels, making the most advanced US CIED protective system available for the first time outside of the United States. Needless to say, the device can be highly beneficial for the Indian security forces in J&K and naxal belt.
The device comes as CREW Vehicle Receiver/Jammer (CVRJ) and a Mobile Multi-Band Jammer (MMBJ). The vehicle-mounted electronic warfare jammer is designed to prevent activation of Radio-Controlled IEDs by disrupting radio communications over frequencies commonly used with wireless control devices such as car alarms, garage door openers and cellular phones. The Mobile Multi-Band Jammer 2.1 protects against all IEDs and currently identified RF threats in dense urban electromagnetic environments. ITT is helping the US army meet urgent system requirements and increased production demands to prevent the detonation of radio-controlled IEDs. Under a fast-tracked technology program, ITT is building and deploying thousands of counter-IED devices for current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The device is in use by the US Naval Sea Systems Command, it is an active jammer in use throughout the OEF theatre (primarily in Afghanistan) and elsewhere by US forces. Users of the MMBJ have not been hit by an RF controlled RCIED since its initial fielding in 2004 and there are over 4000 systems in the field today. |
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To be used by other countries, the Load set and operating parameters must be defined by organic intelligence assets or in collaboration with the US government. Though a limited number of countries have been licensed, the company is optimistic that this number will expand in the near future within NATO.
ITT is under contract to build and deliver up to 15,000 additional CREW 2.1, counter-IED systems, plus spares and related equipment. These counter-IED devices will be mounted on various armoured vehicles, and other military transport equipment, and deployed to current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. With the rapid change in threats, ITT continues to upgrade its solutions. In its future developments in the Counter IED technology, ITT is working upon moving the counter IED technology from platform-centric to network-centric.
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