06 Oct 2008
Chester Township, PA - Alloy Surfaces Company,
Inc. (ASC), of Chester Township, Pennsylvania, announced their
selection to a Phase I effort to design a new countermeasure to
defeat advanced infrared missiles. The developed countermeasure
will be designated the MJU-67/B. The acquisition will include Phase
I - evaluation samples and options for the following: Phase II -
MJU-67/B development, developmental test samples, qualification
test units, first article units and Phase III production options.
The Phase I, if successful, will lead to a larger production
effort.
Dr. John LaFemina , President, ASC., "We are pleased to have won
the Phase I effort. The follow-on Phase II and III efforts have
tremendous sales potential. Further, the U.S. Navy selection of ASC
is a positive endorsement and recognition of the hard work and
innovative efforts of the company's scientists and engineers."
A subsidiary of Chemring Group PLC, UK, ASC is the world's only
manufacturer of Special Material Decoys. ASC decoys are on the
leading edge of IR countermeasure technology and are currently
being used to protect a wide variety of United States and allied
military aircraft.
CONTACT: For more information on the contract
signing or IR Countermeasures please contact Michael Shoemaker, VP
Sales and Marketing, and 610-859-3680.