The GBAD – Ground Based Air Defence system will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against the increasingly diverse air threat.
The majority of items to be acquired by this project will be fielded, commercial-off-the-shelf technology. The target threats are rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) munitions, air to surface missiles (ASM) and bombs, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).
The Project will deliver an air defence system that will include the effector platform(s) (either guns, missiles, Directed Energy Weapon Systems, EW or a combination thereof), munitions, a sensor suite, fire control software and an integrated networked C4ISR system.
It will also be equipped with a training and simulation system that leverages modelling and simulation to provide realistic and immersive training.
GBAD – Ground Based Air Defence Funding Range
$500 million to $1 billion
Anticipated Timeline (Fiscal Year)
- Options Analysis Phase: Completed
- Definition Phase: In Progress
- Start Implementation: 2024/2025
- Initial Delivery: 2026/2027
- Final Delivery: 2030/2031
