Naval sensors to surveil and attack in the modern battlespace
These expeditionary systems provide new layers of defense against evolving threats and enable non-kinetic attack.
“Something like a G/ATOR would have enormous utility in Ukraine,” said John Ferrari, a former commander of White Sands Missile Range.
After going three-for-three at White Sands, the system is scheduled for one more testing event later this year before service brass make decisions about future funding.
“A big component to everything [we’re] talking about is time,” said Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. That is “the one thing we can't control, and we know that the Chinese are moving out really quickly. So, doing this at speed is really important.”