Leonardo DRS, a leading provider of advanced multi-domain defense products, will participate in the 2024 Land Forces Exposition between September 11th – 13th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
The company will highlight a range of technologies, including its industry-leading battle management system, mounted and dismounted EO/IR systems, and advanced tactical radars, among other capabilities.
The Leonardo DRS booth will be located in Booth E083 in the U.S. Pavilion.
“As a leading provider of advanced technologies to the Australian Land Forces, the U.S. military and allied militaries around the world, we design our capabilities to give warfighters the tactical edge across the battlespace,” said Mike Coulter, President of International Programs for Leonardo DRS. “We are excited to display our advanced technologies at the 2024 Land Forces Exposition and demonstrate how we are keeping warfighters mission ready.”
Counter-UAS
Leonardo DRS has two mobile air defence systems currently in the U.S. military inventory and deployed to regions around the world with the greatest threats, the Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System (MLIDS), and the Maneuver Short Range Air Defence (M-SHORAD).
The M-LIDS is a two-vehicle system: one that detects and tracks UAS threats using a combination of sensors, and the other that employs a variety of electronic and kinetic solutions, including a 30mm cannon and the Coyote small killer drone, to either jam the control signals of the small UAS or kill it.
The M-SHORAD program is an Air Defence Artillery capability which moves and maneuvers in to destroy, neutralize or deter larger low altitude aerial threats, including rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft.
See It All
Leonardo DRS is a long-time provider of the in-service individual weapon sights and thermal targeting systems for the U.S. Army. The sights include the Individual Weapon Sights and Individual Weapon Sights Long Range, and the long-range Improved Night / Day Observation Device (INOD X) thermal weapon sight, among other advanced sighting and targeting systems.
With tens of thousands of systems fielded and combat-proven with U.S. Army forces, the weapon sights are known for their superior performance on the battlefield in night/day, degraded battlefield, and in poor weather conditions.
Next-Generation Situational Awareness
Leonardo DRS is the largest world-wide supplier of rugged platform computers and display systems, providing these advanced systems to the Australian, U.S., and U.K. militaries and allied militaries around the world.
The company has delivered more than 200,000 systems built to survive harsh environments and rigorous military standards. The technology gives the Australian Army the capability to support and operate battle management software, integrate all required Line of Sight and Beyond Line-of-Sight communications, and integrate cameras and other sensors all in one computer.
The system is in use today with Australian Army’s M1A1SA tanks and a range or additional ground combat vehicles. The hardware provides the Army’s armored cavalry units improved connectivity within the Australian Defence Force as well as increased U.S., Joint, and Coalition battle management system interoperability in the field.
The Leonardo DRS C4I hardware system fulfills the Australian Army mission requirements of today and is fundamental to providing future capabilities like the Health and Usage Management System, Weapons System Integration, sensor integration, and future upgrades to the network architecture.
Bridging the Gap
Leonardo DRS is also the primary producer of the next generation of combat assault bridging systems with the new Joint Assault Bridge also in use with the U.S. Army.
The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) provides rapid support to ground forces with a survivable, deployable and sustainable heavy-assault-bridging capability for wet or dry crossing needs. The system provides ground combat units the freedom of maneuver on the battlefield to keep pace with Heavy Brigade Combat Team operations, and improves force readiness, survivability, mobility and agility.
The JAB is built on a M1A1 Abrams tank hull with heavy (M1A2) suspension integrated with a hydraulic bridge launcher system to launch the existing Military Load Class 85 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge.
Multi-Mission Tactical Radars
Leonardo DRS’s next-Gen Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (nMHR) is a cutting-edge software-defined, multi-mission, 4D AESA pulse-Doppler radar platform available for a variety of operational missions.
nMHR utilizes advanced technology including wideband operation, direct RF sampling, digital beam forming, and planar T/R architecture while delivering high-resolution search and fire control. It offers superior SWaP-C and On-The-Move capabilities for the maneuver force, providing best-of-breed radar sensor technology to improve situational awareness while on the battlefield.
The company provides nMHR and a range of all-threat, Tactical Air Surveillance radars to allied militaries across the globe. And as a leader in Active Electronically Scanned Array radars for tactical applications, critical infrastructure protection, border surveillance, active military protection and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) applications.