Mobile System to Counter Terror Drones 

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Drones can be a deadly weapon in the hands of terrorists. A US counter-terrorism agency is enhancing its counter-drone capabilities with the help of. ELTA North America. 

The company is working with the US Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) to deliver a pair of Mobile Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) solutions to US armed forces later in the year, company officials have disclosed to janes.com.

Prototypes will be delivered to the armed forces and DHS for “troop training and testing” over the course of third-quarter 2020 in the US.

As ELTA’s chief executive officer, Yoav Tourgeman told janes.com, the company’s latest design for the CTTSO comprises a reduced form factor variant of the company’s Expeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS) system. The new variant comprises just a “few dozen kilograms” in all-up weight, enabling it to be integrated on board tactical ground vehicles.

The ‘Defence-in-Depth Payload’ C-sUAS prototypes will be mounted on board special operations forces’ 4×4 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) in addition to the Ford F350 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) operated by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Border Patrols.