Alloy Surfaces Co. has received a two year, $29 million contract for MJU-66/B infrared countermeasures, the Department of Defense announced Friday.

The contract will go toward the purchase of flares designed to counter infrared guidance systems on missiles. The work will be conducted in Chester, Penn., and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2020 with $18.4 million was obligated upon contract award.

The MJU-66/B is the standard infrared countermeasure flare for the the C-130, A-10, F-16 and H-60 aircraft. They use Supercool Low Temperature Materials that react with oxygen to generate an infrared signature without needing pyrotechnics to activate.

Flares are designed to create a larger heat source then is generated by the deploying aircraft and divert infrared air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. They are used by military aircraft in high-threat missile environments around the world.

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