Aircraft
Airbus Offers Missile Defense for VIP Airliners
Airbus Corporate Jets teams with Sabena Technics to provide laser protective systems for its customers.
ACJ president Benoit Defforge (left) and Daniel Soltani, Sabena Technics senior v-p sales and business development, signed an agreement for an ACJ DIRCM system.
ACJ president Benoit Defforge (left) and Daniel Soltani, Sabena Technics senior v-p sales and business development, signed an agreement for an ACJ DIRCM system.

Moving aggressively to provide customers enhanced security protection, Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ; Pavilion P10) signed an agreement at last month’s NBAA-BACE with Sabena Technics for the latter to install directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) self-protection systems on ACJ’s VIP jets. DIRCM systems use lasers to protect aircraft against missiles fired from man-portable air defense systems, today’s most widespread missile threat, according to the French airframer.


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