WASHINGTON — The Army plans to field a complete battalion equipped withShort-Range Air Defensesystems by the end of 2022, service officials in charge of the effort told Defense News. The service has already outfitted a platoon within the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense ...
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Facing a growing aerial threat from unmanned systems, rockets, artillery, and mortars, the U.S. Army is accelerating the fielding of an Interim, Mobile Short Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) system to complement the tactical formations of its Stryker brigades. Leonardo DRS, Inc. was selected to provide...
When the Army last asked industry for information on potential candidates for a second interceptor over a year ago, RTX and Lockheed Martin submitted proposals. Companies in Israel also have solutions such as the Tamir 2 interceptor, made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The Army is hosting an...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a $70 million, 28-month contract on Nov. 6, 2019 to transform the software development process for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) to an agile de
Swarms could break through the strongest existing defenses; dozens or hundreds of drones might be shot down, but thousands more would get through, with enough munitions to take out air defense radar and other defenses. This would pave the way for attacks by cruise missiles, crewed aircraft, and...
L3Harris is a supplier of SINCGARS systems and has delivered more than 300,000 units to the US Department of Defense (DoD) since the 1980s. The CNR programme seeks to replace a ‘significant portion’ of the US Army’s ageing SINCGARS radios with a new system that will enable military co...
Much history precedes these recent efforts for the Army Air Defense Artillery branch. A quarter-century ago, the Army planned a 360-degree radar for what was then called Corps SAM. That program later became the multinational Medium Extended Air Defense System, or MEADS, which the United States...
The Army intends to use SHORAD as part of a layered air and missile defense architecture to includeIndirect Fire Protection Capability, which defends against rockets, artillery and mortars as well as unmanned aircraft systems and cruise missiles. Other parts of that laye...
2023, defence spending has risen by 53%, and the country is projected to invest $46.3bn in defence between 2025 and 2029. This acquisition of F-35s fits into Romania’s overall military strategy, which also includes upgrading naval forces and purchasing new artillery systems for the...