PICS will Alert Army Units on Incoming Rocket, Missile Attacks

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue development of the Passive Infrared Cueing System (PICS), an automatic threat warning system designed for ground systems will utilize a two-color uncooled, mid-wave infrared (MWIR), lead selenide passive sensor, capable of locating, cueing, and classifying potential threats from tank fire, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles. The system will be designed to alert army commanders in a matter of milliseconds of the location of a potential ground-based threat launch to enable defensive systems to effectively neutralize the threat. "With its combination of fast and accurate detection, PICS will fill a key capability for the U.S. military,'' said Steve McCoy, Advanced Programs director."