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== Current systems in operation ==
[[File:Northrop CIRCM on US-Army UH-60M at ILA-2022.jpg|thumb|Northrop Grumman pointer/tracker of CIRCM on UH-60M Black Hawk]]
The CIRCM system is intended to be an improved, lighter-weight version of the ATIRCM system. CIRCM lowers the weight of the system and therefore brings with it the opportunity to deploy this kind of laser counter-measure across a wider portion of the fleet.<ref>{{cite web|last=Osborn|first=Kris|title=Army Improving Helicopter Protective Measures|url=http://www.army.mil/article/43929/|publisher=United States Army|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> Northrop Grumman has delivered over 250 CIRCM systems to the Army by March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Urso|first=Stefano|title=A Very Close Look At The Anti-Missile System That Will Equip 1,500+ US Army Helicopters|url=https://theaviationist.com/2023/03/03/a-very-close-look-at-the-anti-missile-system-that-will-equip-1500-us-army-helicopters/|publisher=The Aviationist|accessdate=1 June 2024}}</ref>
== Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM) ==
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