Press Release

Two VIP aircraft will be equipped with BIRD's technology.

Issued by BIRD Aerosystems.

February 13, 2023

BIRD Aerosystems, a Israeli provider of innovative defence technology and solutions that protect the fleets, armoured vehicles and ground assets of governments and related agencies, in collaboration with an Asian company that specialises in carrying out defence projects in the GCC and Europe, has won a contract to provide its airborne missile protection systems (AMPS) for two VIP aircraft from a European customer. The Bombardier Global 7500 and Gulfstream G700 aircraft will be equipped with BIRD Aerosystems' AMPS airborne missile protection systems and the SPREOS DIRCM, all installed in BIRD's AeroShield pod, the most lightweight and advanced protection pod.

As part of the contract, BIRD's AMPS and SPREOS will be certified on the two different aircraft in collaboration with the aircraft OEMs, achieving a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the system installation on the aircraft.

Operationally deployed in dangerous conflict areas worldwide, BIRD's AMPS airborne missile protection system provides the most enhanced protection for military and civilian aircraft against the growing threat of ground-to-air missiles (manpads). The system is designed to automatically detect, verify and foil SAM attacks through the effective use of directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) that jam the missile's IR seeker and protect the aircraft. Queued by the missile warning sensors (MWS), BIRD's SPREOS (self protection radar electro-optic system) DIRCM can uniquely confirm that it is a real missile and not a false alarm. At the same time, it precisely assesses the nature of the particular threat, tracking it and cueing an advanced QCL dual-band laser to defeat the threat. 
Based on BIRD Aerosystems' experience and proven record, SPREOS DIRCM ensures optimal platform protection in the most effective way available today.

Ronen Factor, co-CEO and founder at BIRD Aerosystems says: "We are honoured to seal another important contract with a leading European customer and install our missile protection systems with the advanced SPREOS DIRCM on the most advanced VIP aircraft available today. We are honoured to collaborate with world-leading OEMs like Gulfstream and Bombardier, and are confident that our systems will allow heads-of-state using these aircraft to fly safely and uninterrupted."