BAE Systems has successfully tested an air defense system based on the new AMPV armored vehicle
BAE Systems has successfully tested an air defense system based on the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).
The company announced this on its website.
The air defense system installed on the AMPV is primarily designed to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (C-UAS).
The test in realistic scenarios took place at the Big Sandy test site in Kingman, Arizona.
The AMPV prototype with the C-UAS system has demonstrated the ability to accurately detect, track, identify and engage or disable stationary and moving air and ground targets.
“From the very beginning of the AMPV combat capability concept, we have deliberately designed a modular and flexible configuration to provide an adaptable and growth-ready platform for combat vehicles,” said Bill Sheehy, AMPV program director at BAE Systems.
In October 2023, the combat vehicle was presented at the AUSA 2023 exhibition.
The promising combat vehicle is called the External Mission Equipment Package (ExMEP). The top plate of the armored vehicle has been modified to allow the installation of new combat modules.
The AMPV prototype is equipped with the M-SHORAD combat module, which is designed to combat air targets.
The module is equipped with an eight-round FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft launcher, similar to the one used in the Avenger air defense system.
The turret is equipped with a 30-mm M230 automatic cannon and a 7.62-mm M240 machine gun, which can be used against air targets, to counter other threats and for self-defense.
Radars manufactured by RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. are used to detect air targets.
