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NOMADS Ground-based Air Defence System
The NOMADS (NatiOnal Maneuver Air Defence System) is a short range mobile ground base air defence system designed and made by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. The system is designed to protect a manoeuvring army, transportation routes, convoys, command centres, logistical hubs in a dynamic environment from targets such as aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and all types of unmanned aerial vehicles. History In October 2019, the Norwegian Army signed a contract for the development of a mobile ground based air defence system worth NOK 583 million. It is designed with short range capabilities objectives, a capability to be used off-road, and to be equipped with modern missiles, an AESA radar. A demonstration of the system took place in 2023. In June 2024, the mobile GBAD system was unveiled for the first time, and the name of the system was unveiled as well ''NOMADS''. Design The NOMADS is an air defence module for armoured vehicles that is designed to lock on standard ISO c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACSV G5 NOMADS - SHORAD
The LAV 6, sometimes written as LAV 6.0 or LAV VI, is the fourth generation of the LAV (Canada), Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) family of armored personnel carriers, and is based on the LAV III. The first LAV 6s were delivered in 2013 and entered service in 2016 following a period of testing. The Canadian Army plans to replace its entire LAV fleet of various LAV II and LAV III variants with the LAV 6. The vehicle is being acquired in two main variants: a fighting vehicle equipped with the 25mm cannon seen on the LAV II and LAV III, and a support variant labelled the Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV). History In July 2009, the Department of National Defence (Canada), Canadian Department of National Defence announced that $5 billion would be spent to enhance, replace and repair the Canadian Army, Army's armoured vehicles. Part of the spending would be used to replace and repair damaged LAV III's due to wear and tear from War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), operations in Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
