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MANTIS Air Defence System [1] (Modular, Automatic and Network Capable Targeting and Interception System), formerly titled NBS-C-RAM (Nächstbereichschutzsystem Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar), is a very short range air defence protection system of the German Air Force, intended for base-protection.
MANTIS; Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon; ... MADV-1 - Self-propelled short range air defence system; KS-1M - Medium-range air defence system; North Korea ...
Nächstbereichschutzsystem MANTIS is a air defence system consisting of 35mm cannons and radar systems. [12] It is operated by Flugabwehrraketengruppe 61 and usually deployed for force protection, in a C-RAM role. [2]
Iron Beam is an air defense system in development by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. [8] Unveiled at the 2014 Singapore Air Show on 11 February, [ 9 ] the system is designed to destroy short-range rockets, artillery, and mortars with a range of up to 7 km (4.3 mi), too small for the Iron Dome system to intercept ...
Skyshield air-defence system is a modular, light weight, short range air defense (SHORAD) system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves (now a subsidiary of Rheinmetall of Germany). The successor to the Skyguard defense system, Skyshield is intended to rapidly acquire and destroy threatening aircraft and missiles , as well as to ...
The Pentagon announced it would be deploying its THAAD battery to Israel, along with roughly 100 soldiers, to operate it in an effort to bolster Israel's air defence system amid fears of a wider ...
On 1 January 2011, Air Defence Missile Wing 1 took formal responsibility of the short-range protection system MANTIS. To operate this weapons system, the air force called into service an additional anti-aircraft group at Husum on 1 April 2011.
An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) or self-propelled air defense system (SPAD), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability. Specific weapon systems used include machine guns , autocannons , larger guns, or surface-to-air missiles , and some mount both guns and longer-ranged ...