Orbital ATK Demonstrates Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Technologies
January 17 2018 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Advanced Capabilities Showcased During
Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment
Company’s Counter UAS Capabilities Include
Electronic and Kinetic Options to Defeat Hostile Drones on the
Battlefield
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, recently participated in the Maneuver Fires
Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. The event
allowed soldiers to use counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS)
technologies during a series of demonstrations to provide feedback
on how these systems performed and could potentially help fill
capability gaps for short range air defense.
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Orbital ATK’s has demonstrated that its
Bushmaster Chain Guns with Programmable Air Bursting Munition
(PABM) can successfully down hostile drones in tactical scenarios.
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Orbital ATK demonstrated its ability to combine both electronic
and kinetic attack through its AUDS (anti-unmanned aerial vehicle
defense system) which detects, tracks, identifies and defeats
drones, and also brings a kinetic element through the integration
of the company’s XM914 30mm Bushmaster Chain Gun mounted to the
Stryker combat vehicle platform. The gun system also provides the
vehicle crew with the firepower needed to defend against ground
threats. The combined weapon can work together or
independently.
“The ability to insert proven technologies is the key to
shortening acquisition time and providing soldiers with the
equipment they need today,” said Dan Olson, Vice President and
General Manager for Orbital ATK’s Armament Systems Division.
“Exercises and demonstrations such as MFIX provide the Army and
industry the ability to understand how we can work together to
focus our efforts to quickly deliver next generation
technologies.”
The AUDS system is modular, meaning that pieces of it can be
tailored for use on different platforms types depending on mission
requirements or, it can be installed at a fixed site position to
provide C-UAS defense for a facility or operating base.
Earlier this year, Orbital ATK was awarded an $8.5 million
contract from the Program Directorate Counter-Rocket, Artillery,
Mortar (PD C-RAM), Program Executive Office Missiles and Space,
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to integrate AUDS onto a mobile-anti-UAV
defense system.
Orbital ATK also demonstrated how a soldier, armed with its
shoulder-fired XM25 airburst weapon system can down a malicious
drone. Originally designed to provide soldiers with an ability to
defeat targets in defilade positions, the XM25’s fire control
system and 25mm airbursting ammunition have proven during MFIX and
demonstrations conducted by Orbital ATK, that C-UAS is a natural
additional capability the system provides.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers space,
defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both
as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs
approximately 13,000 people across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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