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A U.S.-made Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly (GLTA) of the AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM (Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures) system has been recovered in Iran, possibly from a destroyed U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II.Developed by Northrop Grumman, the AN/AAQ-24(V) is an advanced, autonomous defensive suite designed to protect large rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft from infrared-guided threats, particularly man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).@IntelSlava