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Leonardo DRS’ radars are the system-of-choice for the Army’s Mobile Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) and USMC’s Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS).
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DRS RADA compact tactical radars are software-defined, AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array), configurable military radar platforms. We offer radar systems for active protection, hostile fire detection, counter-UAV, all-threat air surveillance and 3D perimeter surveillance for Maritime and ground operations.
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UAE companies like NIMR, EARTH, EDGE, and Abu Dhabi Ship Building work with Leonardo DRS to address Middle East threat scenarios.
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Threatened by drones that can work collaboratively and without GPS or a command link, it’s important to have radars that can detect hundreds of incoming tracks so they can be defeated.
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Leonardo DRS head William Lynn tells Breaking Defense that more M&A activity could be coming.
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Last month, the Army committed to buying an initial brigade’s-worth of the Iron Fist Active Protection System for the M2 Bradley. Meanwhile, with Tuesday morning’s announcement, the US is spending over $200 million to install the rival Trophy APS on not only Army but Marine Corps M1 Abrams tanks.
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