GBAD - The return of 'FOBS'

[Kirkhill]

Anduril, GDLS team up on smarter battlefield radar

Anduril will integrate its Spark Radar onto General Dynamics Land Systems platforms.

www.defensenews.com

Should a standard set of vehicles (platoon or troop) now include one with this type of turret and three more conventionally armed with just the 30mm? It could still have the passive EO/IR and acoustic suites and warning receivers, and even the ballistic computers for engaging moving targets.

1 VSHORAD
3 DFS

 

[Kirkhill]

600 Skyranger 30 (30x173) for Germany.

Germany to order over 600 short-range air defence systems, reports Handelsblatt

The German government plans to order more than 600 Skyranger 30 short-range air defence systems from Rheinmetall before the end of the year, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday, citing defence ministry and industry sources.

www.reuters.com

 

[Kirkhill]

Quantum Systems Tests Drone to Intercept UAVs at Distance of 25 km - Militarnyi

The German company Quantum Systems is testing a new interceptor drone, the Jäger, designed to destroy enemy drones at a distance of up to 25 km.

militarnyi.com

Another drone for the drone v drone fight.

 

[Kirkhill]

SNC unveils modular air defense launcher at AUSA – Defence Blog

defence-blog.com

Many layers in one place.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

600 Skyranger 30 (30x173) for Germany.

Germany to order over 600 short-range air defence systems, reports Handelsblatt

The German government plans to order more than 600 Skyranger 30 short-range air defence systems from Rheinmetall before the end of the year, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday, citing defence ministry and industry sources.

www.reuters.com

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It would be nice if we started to build some of these under licence and started making ammunition as well.

 

[Kirkhill]

A new Sky Ranger from Rheinmetall. The 762 is based on a pair of 7.62 M134 miniguns.

Rheinmetall seems to like this configuration. They have mounted it on both of their Canadian made Missionmasters.





This latest variant looks as if it is mounted on a new GM Defense ISV-Cargo variant.

 

[Kirkhill]

A new Sky Ranger from Rheinmetall. The 762 is based on a pair of 7.62 M134 miniguns.

1200 m range.
6000 rounds on board (one minute of engagement at 100 rounds per second)

Rheinmetall seems to like this configuration. They have mounted it on both of their Canadian made Missionmasters.


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[MilEME09]

SNC unveils modular air defense launcher at AUSA – Defence Blog

defence-blog.com

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Many layers in one place.

Anti drone could bring new life for the CRV7 rocket and Magellan Aerospace if they were smart and angled to that market

 

[Kirkhill]

Anti drone could bring new life for the CRV7 rocket and Magellan Aerospace if they were smart and angled to that market

Canadian companies have lots of opportunities. I hope Carney's Nov 4 budget shows some sense of the urgency he got elected on.

 

[MilEME09]

Canadian companies have lots of opportunities. I hope Carney's Nov 4 budget shows some sense of the urgency he got elected on.

True but industry needs to step up as well to expand and offer a product. It still blows my mind that GDOTS isnt expanding the factories in quebec for 155, etc and are expecting gov hand outs when massive demand exists and money is there to be made

 

[Kirkhill]

True but industry needs to step up as well to expand and offer a product. It still blows my mind that GDOTS isnt expanding the factories in quebec for 155, etc and are expecting gov hand outs when massive demand exists and money is there to be made

But would the government let them export to the market?

 

[Kirkhill]

Battlefield and domestic drone threats show the need for mobile counter-UAS - Breaking Defense

As threats evolve on both the battlefield and homeland, counter-UAS must be able to keep pace.

breakingdefense.com

And Honeywell's solution ... SAMURAI (an acronym I am too lazy to parse - watch the movie)

 

[MilEME09]

But would the government let them export to the market?

Currently? Probably would yes

 

[Kirkhill]

Currently? Probably would yes

Probably is still an if. Just like exporting oil.

 

[MilEME09]

Probably is still an if. Just like exporting oil.

Well like the ret of us, I can only make educated guesses. After all, majority of the ammo GDOTS makes is exported. Pre ukraine war we didnt order much per year of 155, if I recall it was only around 8000 rounds

 

[Kirkhill]

Well like the ret of us, I can only make educated guesses. After all, majority of the ammo GDOTS makes is exported. Pre ukraine war we didnt order much per year of 155, if I recall it was only around 8000 rounds

Isn't most of the production for the US? Production that could be used to employ Americans?

 

[Kirkhill]

Anothetr lightweight CUAS solution. This time from Moog and again featuring a bundle of 70mm missiles.

ZM at AUSA 2025 – Moog bets on its new lightweight LW RIwP turret for the U.S. Army’s M-SHORAD program

Within the framework of the 2025 edition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA)—one of the most important events on the international defense

www.zona-militar.com

 

[HavokFour]

There are 2 lessons we can learn here.

1. Make sure it's turned on.
2. Make sure it can detect "small" drones reliably before you put an extremely limited prototype out in the wild.

Ukrainian Intelligence Destroys Russia’s Cutting-Edge Valday Radar in Crimea Strike, Video

In a strategic operation, Ukraine targeted a Valday radar complex in Crimea, improving tactical maneuverability for its drones against Russian defenses.

united24media.com

 

[Kirkhill]

Shoot on sight...

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Instructions to British troops wrt drones over British bases.

 

[GR66]

Another example of "Quantity has a quality all its own"...

Zelenskyy: Shahed drones now rival ballistic missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Iranian-designed Shahed drones now pose a more persistent and unpredictable threat than ballistic missiles, forcing the Armed Forces to use a wide range of countermeasures under increasingly difficult operational conditions. “Shaheds have now become more

defence-blog.com