Defence Blog – U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics Land Systems unveiled a model of an advanced version of newest Army’s short-range air defense system during Fires Conference at Fort Sill.
During the conference, General Dynamics revealed a model of the Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense Capability or IM-SHORAD.
IM-SHORAD is designed to provide 360-degree air defense protection of the Stryker and Armor Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) throughout the range of military operations. Air and missile defense is one of Army modernization priorities.
The new mobile air defense systems need to provide a capability to fill the lack of air defense in current maneuver formations against air threats encountered to include: rotary wing, fixed wing, and Unmanned Aerial Systems.
