How BAE's Jam Lab Develops Countermeasures Against Antiaircraft Missiles

The Civil War-era mill town of Nashua, N.H., is not, at first glance, the likely location of a clandestine struggle for the future of military air superiority. The city usually only gets national media attention during political primaries, with candidates stumping over pancakes at the reputedly haunted local restaurant. But since 1951, Nashua has been at the forefront of a struggle that has outlived decades of wars, including the Cold War. Tucked into the basement of a nondescript Civil War-era building is BAE Systems's Jam Lab, where designers figure out ways to thwart anti-aircraft missiles that target military and civilian airplanes.

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