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Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM Delivers Laser Energy with Lightning-Fast Speed
According to recent reports, Leonardo is in discussions to provide its advanced Miysis Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) to the military and other customers in the Middle East region. This is following the successful supply of Miysis units to the UK’s Royal Air Force ahead of schedule in late 2020.
The man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) threat to all aircraft transcends borders and traditional theatres of operations and is continually becoming more sophisticated, indiscriminate, and lethal.
Leonardo is working with Abu Dhabi-based Platoon Advanced Technologies and other partners to propose Miysis as the DIRCM solution for some of the key platforms. Miysis is unique in the market as it is a compact DIRCM that can deliver enough laser energy to protect high heat signature helicopters (e.g., CH-53 or CH-47) and aircraft from these advanced MANPADS.
The next-generation Miysis DIRCM draws on Leonardo’s decades of DIRCM experience, and the company already has a range of NATO and non-NATO customers under contract. It offers superior levels of protection compared to competing systems.
The Miysis DIRCM system provides dependable, persistent protection from IR-guided missiles, including advanced, all-aspect MANPADS missiles. Miysis is ideal for any platform, be it large fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters and UAVs. It is available as a fully integrated or podded solution, using open architecture designed to allow incorporation of a variety of Missile Approach Warners (MAWs) and to operate autonomously or as part of a defensive aids suite.
Leonardo’s expertise in laser technology and highly accurate targeting capabilities allows the Miysis DIRCM to deliver laser energy with lightning-fast speed. Unlike competing products, this means that Miysis can defend against multiple, simultaneous incoming missiles and the latest generation of MANPADS. The 100 per cent success rate of the system has been independently verified by multiple end-users, including the UK, through extensive analysis and live fire trials such as at the SALT III international exercise hosted by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
The multi-head Miysis also has an edge over single-head DIRCM systems on the market. The fully synchronised multi-head operation ensures complete 360-degree protection, even if a threat passes from one hemisphere to another. In this situation, Miysis can seamlessly hand over from one head to another, ensuring that the threat is defeated.
Furthermore, Miysis DIRCM’s small size allows for installation on very light helicopters, while the system outputs enough laser energy to protect even a large jet transport aircraft with a high heat signature.
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