Land Environment Air Picture Provision (LEAPP) is a British

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introduced in early 2015. The capability was developed as part of a UK specific requirement to deliver a highly mobile local fused Recognised Air Picture capability to land component and formation headquarters. Its development was led by Lockheed Martin (UK) along with a number of other defence contractors, including

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Utility

The capability is currently fielded with 49 (Inkerman) Battery Royal Artillery (a

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sub-unit commanded by a

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) under the command of

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. This system can both generate a local air picture, utilising its integral Giraffe-Agile Multi Beam (G-AMB) radar, and fuse it with a wider Air Picture from other platforms such as land and air based radars, to provide and disseminate a local Recognised Air Picture to Land Forces. The capability provides early Air Defence warning at

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and Divisional level and can assist with

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Management. This capability is in high demand across UK Defence and whilst it is designed primarily to support armoured brigades, it is also held at readiness against the Air Assault Task Force (AATF), Lead Armoured Task Force (LATF) and the Vanguard Armoured Infantry Brigade (VAIB). The capability is scalable and consists of a number of components which can be deployed independently of one another if required. Whilst the Giraffe Radar is integral to the system it is not essential to allow the capability to operate if other radar platforms are available.

Operators

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– 1 Battery, serving with the

References

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