The US Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) has selected RADA Electronic Industries' RPS-42 tactical volume surveillance radar system for its ground-based air defense (GBAD) directed energy (DE) On-The-Move (OTM) Development Program.The future naval capability development programme is aimed at representing a vehicle-mounted on-the-move short-range air-defence laser system to overcome low observable/low radar cross section (LO/LRCS) threats to Marine Corps forces, including UAS.
With delivery scheduled for July 2014, the new system is aimed at boosting the US Marine Corps' (USMC) existing low-altitude air-defence capabilities in addressing new threats, specifically unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
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