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== Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) ==
The [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]] (DoN) also operates an infrared countermeasures program called LAIRCM, which is fielded exclusively on large fixed-wing aircraft, and uses a laser pointer-tracker to defeat IR-guided threats.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Brien|first=William|title=Testing puts LAIRCM on target to protect tankers|url=http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/5979225/ede_03042011A20.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920085929/http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/5979225/ede_03042011A20.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2012|publisher=Desert Eagle, for Edwards Air Force Base|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>
LAIRCM systems such as the AAQ-24, delivered to the DoN by Northrop Grumman, are directed IR countermeasures designed to defend large fixed-wing aircraft from IR-guided threats. LAIRCM was devised to protect planes by automatically detecting missile launches and activating a high-intensity system of pulsed lasers to track and defeat the threat by confusing its guidance system.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Brien|first=William|title=Testing puts LAIRCM on target to protect tankers|url=http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/5979225/ede_03042011A20.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920085929/http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/5979225/ede_03042011A20.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2012|publisher=Desert Eagle, for Edwards Air Force Base|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>
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