"Directed Infrared Countermeasure" system infrastructure from TAI to A400M
Turkish Aerospace Industries has added a new capability in the structural field to its structure in the A400M program. Turkish Aerospace Industries, integrating the structural parts of the "Directed Infrared Countermeasure" (DIRCM) system, which was applied for the first time to the MSN 105 tail numbered aircraft of the A400M in November 2021, will be able to detect incoming missiles via a missile warning unit thanks to the system. missiles directed to the A400M aircraft, even from hand-held air defense systems, can be destroyed.
Together with Airbus Defense and Space, of which it is a partner of more than 5%, for the first time in the A400M aircraft program, it has passed from "Picture-to-Manufacturing", that is, production technology with ready design data, to the process of "From Design to Production", that is, the creation of design data by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Turkish Aerospace Industries manages the production and delivery processes of 405 detail and sub-assembly parts for the DIRCM Project. The system, which provides 360-degree protection to the aircraft with the DIRCM hardware to be integrated, will be able to detect multiple missiles at the same time with its multi-target capability.
A400M is now safer
Currently in the A400 M program, the design and execution of the front-mid fuselage, tail cone and rear fuselage upper panel, fins / speed brakes, parachutist & emergency exit doors, final assembly line management/support, as well as all fuselage wiring, lighting and water/waste systems Turkish Aerospace Industries, which has also undertaken the first degree design and supply responsibility of the manufacturing, all interior and exterior lighting systems, waste/clean water systems except the cockpit, DIRCM structural design and analysis, equipment assembly design, retrofit solution design, detail part production , assembly and a total of 2 km of new cable manufacturing for each aircraft has also included the work package.
Sharing his views on the integrated "Directed Infrared Countermeasure" project, Turkish Aerospace Industries General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil said, “We continue to contribute to the aviation capabilities of our country by integrating the infrastructure of a new generation technology into the A400M aircraft for the first time. We continue our flawless production and delivery processes in the A400M program, which is among the largest aircraft in the world. I congratulate my colleagues who contributed.” said.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, which has a business share of more than 7 percent in the A400M program, has produced a total of 135 aircraft sets in the project, which includes 176 A400M aircraft, and has shipped them to Airbus Defense and Space.
TUSAŞ, MSN 105 kuyruk numaralı A400M’e "Yönlendirilmiş Kızılötesi Karşı Tedbir” (DIRCM) sistemine ait yapısal parçaları entegre etti
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