The US Navy has awarded a $49.3m contract to Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to procure AAR-47 missile warning system (MWS) components for the US military and its allies.

ATK’s AAR-47 missile warning system is an electronic warfare system designed to protect helicopters and aircraft against surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles.

Under the contract, the company will provide missile launch detectors, which include both the AAR-47 A(V)2 and B (V)2 configurations.

The MWS will detect when a missile is fired or a laser is pointed at the aircraft and provides an audio and visual sector warning to the pilot.

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Work will be carried out at ATK’s facility in Florida and is expected to be complete in early 2012.

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ATK has been under contract with US Navy and US Marine Corps since 1991 to manufacture AAR-47 MWS which is now installed on aircraft flown by the US and its allies in more than 16 countries.