Each Team To Receive $45 Million Over Next 18 Months
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and
Technology directorate today announced that teams led by BAE
Systems and Northrop Grumman have been selected for agreement
negotiations to begin Phase II of the Counter Man-Portable Air
Defense Systems (MANPADS) System Development and Demonstration
Program. Each team will build and test prototypes to determine
whether a viable technology exists that could be deployed to
address the potential threat that shoulder-fired missiles pose to
US commercial aircraft. Under the agreements, each team will
receive approximately $45 million over 18 months.