Germany buys aircraft self-defense systems from Elbit for $260 million

JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will supply its J-MUSIC suite, a directed infrared countermeasures system, to Airbus’s Defence and Space division for installation on German Air Force A400M transport aircraft in a $260 million deal, the Israeli company announced on July 28.

The announcement stated that all systems will be supplied within 6 years, following a procurement decision by the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Operations of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces.

So-called Directed Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) systems offer defenses against infrared-guided missiles, especially ground-launched ones.

The announcement comes after Elbit Systems Deutschland received an order on Dec. 23, 2024, from Lufthansa Technik to equip the German government’s Airbus A350 aircraft with the J-MUSIC defense system.

According to Elbit, its DIRCM solutions have been deployed operationally on a wide range of military and commercial aircraft globally. Customers include governments, air forces and defense ministries from countries such as Israel, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Brazil.

Tzally Greenberg is the Israel correspondent for Defense News. He has experience reporting on economic affairs as well as defense and cyber companies.

耶路撒冷——以色列埃尔比特系统公司于7月28日宣布，将向空中客车防务与航天部门提供其J-MUSIC套件（一种定向红外对抗系统），用于安装在德国空军的A400M运输机上，交易金额为2.6亿美元。

公告称，所有系统将在 6 年内交付完毕，这是根据德国联邦国防军装备、信息技术和作战办公室的采购决定做出的。

所谓的定向红外对抗措施（DIRCM）系统可以防御红外制导导弹，特别是陆基导弹。

此前，Elbit Systems Deutschland 于 2024 年 12 月 23 日收到来自 Lufthansa Technik 的订单，为德国政府的空客 A350 飞机配备 J-MUSIC 防御系统。

据埃尔比特公司称，其定向红外对抗系统（DIRCM）解决方案已在全球范围内广泛应用于各种军用和商用飞机。客户包括以色列、德国、荷兰、意大利和巴西等国的政府机构、空军和国防部。

扎利·格林伯格是《防务新闻》的以色列记者。他拥有丰富的经济事务以及国防和网络安全公司报道经验。