{"id":39669,"date":"2015-09-06T15:50:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T15:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/06\/bae-lost-circm-but-analysts-see-opening\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:09:27","slug":"bae-lost-circm-but-analysts-see-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2015\/09\/06\/bae-lost-circm-but-analysts-see-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Lost CIRCM, But Analysts See Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Northrop Grumman quietly beat <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">out <\/span>incumbent BAE Systems for a major US Army contract to build next-generation\u00a0technology to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles, <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">[last week,]<\/span> but analysts question whether the victor will reap all the spoils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northrop was awarded a $35 million engineering and manufacturing development contract late on Aug.\u00a028 to build 21 sets of the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM)\u00a0system to replace BAE&#8217;s legacy\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the<\/span> Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure system\u00a0(ATIRCM)<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, BAE&#8217;s legacy system<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CIRCM will defend against infrared missiles using a direct laser jamming capability when integrated with an entire suite of aircraft survivability equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the initial order is small, the Army could buy up to 71 systems if all contract options are exercised, bringing the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract total to $140 million, according to an Army statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, the service plans to spend more\u00a0than $3 billion to buy 1,076 systems for its aircraft. 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The company said in a statement that it is &#8220;<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">currently <\/span>considering all of our options as we prepare to be briefed by the Army about the decision.&#8221; Companies typically have 10 days after a contract is awarded to file a protest with the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would it be a blow to BAE if Northrop remained the sole manufacturer of the CIRCM system? 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