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ITT burnishing reputation in electronic jamming
ITT, for many years a key player in the electronic warfare (EW) sector, continues to reinforce its position by continual developments.

ITT, for many years a key player in the electronic warfare (EW) sector, continues to reinforce its position by continual developments. On display in model form here at Paris is the latest iteration of the state-of-the-art ALQ-211 electronic countermeasures system (ECS), now packaged into a stand- alone pod.

The ALQ-211 was developed as a family of jamming systems that saw its initial application in helicopters. The ALQ-211(V)1 is installed in AH-64D Apache Longbows, and was followed by the (V)2 for the V-22 Osprey and (V)3 for the cancelled RAH-66 Comanche. Other rotary-wing applications are the NH90/(V)5, MH-47/(V)6 and MH-60/(V)7, while the (V)8 is a large-aircraft application as recently installed in a Boeing BBJ for an unspecified customer.

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