“Hits a wide range of drones”: new British anti-aircraft gun Terrahawk Paladin presented

At the DSEI 2023 exhibition in London, the new Terrahawk Paladin anti-aircraft system from the British company MSI Defense Systems was presented, which is positioned as a “killer drones».

It can hit a wide range of UAVs, from nano- and microdrones to large vehicles and tactical combat drones

- says EDR Magazine.

The fire control system, developed with the participation of the Polish company Advanced Protection Systems, provides AI-based target tracking and ballistic calculations necessary for effective fire. The “heart” of the control system is the FIELDctrl and SKYctrl radars.

SKYctrl can track multiple targets simultaneously, and most importantly, is able to distinguish drones from birds. It reports the exact position of an object in a 3D projection in real time. Instant identification of targets is achieved using AI.

The anti-aircraft gun's strike weapon is a 20-mm Gatling gun, the fire of which is effective at a distance of 1-1,5 km. At the same time, it is possible to equip the system with various other means of destruction, for example, a 30-mm Mark 44 Bushmaster II cannon.

Soon the new anti-aircraft system will be used in the [Ukrainian] conflict zone

- indicated in the publication.

Comments

[Silver99]

infrared radiation is perfectly masked, drones will also improve, the simplest thing is that they will have heat traps, for me the most effective thing is to respond to sound, the target is low-speed, creates a lot of noise, let’s customize the echo sounder and target designator for the ZU-22 or Shilka, well, these are recommendations Our military-industrial complex, thinking together with the Belarusians, will bring these means of combating drones to perfection.

[novel66]

And it’s time to think about a turboprop fighter, with a thick wing profile, for a lower possible speed

[Lionnvrsk]

the new Terrahawk Paladin anti-aircraft system was presented

Why the name - Knight Ground Hawk? Because the tractor dumps the platform onto the ground?

[rotmistr60]

Soon the new anti-aircraft system will be used in the [Ukrainian] conflict zone

For testing in real combat conditions, the Anglo-Saxons have a training ground at their disposal - Ukraine with unlimited capabilities, albeit with the possibility of losing new weapons.

[kill the fascist]

Just like the small British Challenger tank, should this anti-aircraft gun be kept away from the front lines so as not to be covered by a “wide range of drones”? :)

[Dmitry Zadorozhniy]

Gatling gun? In the photo, a single-barreled gun. And if sclerosis does not fail me. Bush master, with electric chain drive. It needs a generator there. And not small.

[novel66]

It also seemed like damn it wasn’t a Gatling

[Yuri T.]

As far as I remember, this thing is called Vulcan (20mm) Gatling - this is a multi-barrel system. 7,62 is called a minigun. Strange authors on VO...

[75 Sergey]

In the photo it’s single-barreled, but the 20mm Gatling seems to look different

[Andrew A.]

It doesn't really matter. This is a guidance system, by introducing amendments into which it can be “made friends” with a Gatling gun, a Maxim, or an airsoft machine gun.

[m4rtin.frost]

This is the legendary Minigun! He's a Gatling gun!

[Amateur]

Polish company Advanced Protection Systems, provides target tracking using AI

Polish "artificial intelligence" sounds cool.

They look at Polish like a goat on a poster
In the stupid police elephantiasis
What kind of geographic news is this?
(V. Mayakovsky)

[Andrew A.]

It sounds good, but there is nothing extraordinary in writing an algorithm for selecting a priority target and excluding those that do not pose a threat. Even CD Project red can handle it.

[bear cub]

If England installs this system in its equipment, then it is good. And in general, the Poles have their own very similar equipment of their own production, I think it has already gone into mass production, but it would be necessary to check. He'll probably be heading to the front for combat testing in a moment, an opportunity that's rare.

[Center]

[solar]

In fact, it is believed that projectiles with programmable detonation are a more effective means of combating UAVs.
But the OMS is interesting.
FIELDctrl is an X-band radar with the ability to detect microdrones at a range of up to 10 km (instrumental range is up to 50 km).
https://apsystems.tech/en/products/ultra-precise-3d-mimo-radars/
SKYctrl is not a radar, but an autonomous, comprehensive drone jamming system. Includes an X-band radar, an acoustic sensor, a specialized RTR station for detecting drones and transmitters for jamming control, navigation and gsm signals.
Instrumental range is 50 km, practical - 10.

[matsur]

Any action gives rise to reaction. Quietly, slowly.

[m4rtin.frost]

The fire control system, developed with the participation of the Polish company Advanced Protection Systems, provides AI-based target tracking and ballistic calculations necessary for effective fire. The “heart” of the control system is the FIELDctrl and SKYctrl radars.
SKYctrl can track multiple targets simultaneously, and most importantly, is able to distinguish drones from birds.

So! Polish rats quickly realized that to detect Lancet-type UAVs (made of composite materials) you need fundamentally new radar! And in the shortest possible time they created such a radar! We must pay tribute to the European Technical School! They are still able to quickly respond to emerging threats!

[Vasyan1971]

Soon the new anti-aircraft system will be used in the [Ukrainian] conflict zone
- indicated in the publication.

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