Leonardo announced at the Farnborough International Fair 2018, a new customer in the Middle East region for the Miysis Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure (DIRCM) system for the protection of airplanes from heat-guided missiles.
In recent years, the global demand for DIRCM systems has increased dramatically since standard countermeasures, such as flares, are no longer able to circumvent the latest generation of infrared-guided missiles. The Miysis DIRCM can counter these threats. The system is able to accurately locate and track an incoming missile, direct a high-powered laser beam on the missile's sensors, disorienting it and moving it away from the aircraft. Such technology requires a level of engineering expertise that only a few operators in the world possess. Leonardo is the protagonist in this field, with 30 years of experience in the design and manufacture of DIRCM technology. Developed and produced by Leonardo in the United Kingdom, The Miysis is a state-of-the-art DIRCM sensor ready to be exported worldwide.
Mysis has already been selected by the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) as part of the contract with General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada, for installation on the Air Force CP-140 ISR / ASW aircraft as part of a protection system . Deliveries to the Royal Canadian Air Force are under way.
Miysis is a leading system in its class: smaller, lighter and less expensive than other competing DIRCM products. It is also modular and flexible to allow integration with other pre-existing defensive support systems. The ability to counter thermoguided missiles has been demonstrated in several tests led by NATO.
