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AIRBORNE MISSILE
PROTECTION SYSTEMS (AMPS)

BIRD AEROSYSTEMS LTD.
10 Hasadnaot St., P.O.Box 4038
Herzelia 4614001, Israel
Tel: 972-9-9725700
Fax: 972-9-9579613
E-mail: info@birdaero.com
Web Site: www.birdaero.com

BIRD Aerosystems specializes in the development, production and marketing of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS).
AMPS is provided in cooperation with CASSIDIAN (an EADS Company), integrates missile warning (MWS), radar warning
(RWR) and laser warning systems (LWS) together with world leading countermeasure dispensing systems and provides a
complete missile protection system for helicopters and wide body aircrafts against IR-guided SAMs.
The system is certified by leading aircraft manufactures such as EUROCOPTER (an EADS company) and MIL Design
Bureau on MI Helicopters.
The AMPS is a NATO standard system and has been selected and installed on aircraft serving many customers including the
NATO armed forces, the United Nations (UN) Air Operations, and the US government.
Main Features
• Fully autonomous system from detection to protection
• Small number of compact, light-weight units
• Stand alone configuration – no interfaces required to mission or avionic systems
• Full integration with MWS, RWR, LWR, CMDS, DIRCM
• Short installation and integration time
• Very wide installation base including: Cougar, Puma, S-92, EC-135/635/145/155/725,

AW-139, BK-117, UH-60 and several types of Mi-8/17
AMPS is a turn-key solution operationally used on military and VIP aircraft around the world including: US, Canada,
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, India, Czech Republic and many others.

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