December 13, 2024 : "The Marine Corps has fielded a mobile, drone-killing air defense system to its 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion in Hawaii, the service announced, with the system expected to achieve initial operational capability later today. " ~ Inside Defense
The system in question is MADIS (Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems) -- it uses the JLTV as the base platform and it appears the platform that was IOCed is:
AN/MSY2(v)2 (aka MADIS MK2) which is the dedicated C-UAS configuration featuring 360° #AESA radar, EO/IR, EW suite, & 30x113mm gun + two stinger missiles.
I may have covered this earlier in the thread. IDK.
As a first U.S. Army unit, the 41st Field Artillery Brigade (Grafenwoehr, Germany), received modernized M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System launchers.
"The major difference we have seen with the M270A2 is that they are a little bit faster and more mobile [...] They have an improved cab that protects the soldiers which the M270A1 did not have, as well as a myriad of system upgrades that allow us to shoot faster and process missions more efficiently" - Capt. Kendal Peter, commander of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade.
The big thing for M270A2 will be integration with future weapons, such as Precision Strike Missile.
Re: SP, MLRS and SPAA Developments
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