AN/AAQ-24 LAIRCM
Country: 
United StatesManufacturer: Northrop Grumman
Self-protection suiteUnited States—
An aircraft self-protection suite incorporating missile-warning and directional infrared countermeasure elements. The illustration depicts a belly-mounted pod on a KC-46A, not a separate airframe entry.
Self-protection suite // Aircraft-mounted infrared countermeasures; illustrated KC-46A belly pod
AI-retouched unmarked cutout based on a Wikimedia Commons photograph by Boevaya mashina, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Data trust
- Reliability
- Partially verified
- Sources
- AN/AAQ-24 LAIRCMNaval Today · Accessed
- Last reviewed
- Confidence level
- Identity and general role are publicly documented. Manufacturer capability statements remain claims; classified, configuration-dependent and uncorroborated performance figures are omitted.
Historical profile
LAIRCM is integrated on differing aircraft platforms and in configuration-specific arrangements. Infrared protection is not equated to radio-frequency jamming, and installation-specific coverage remains absent.