Drone hunter-killer MADIS vehicles now being produced for Marines

New tech will soon be turning Marine light vehicles into roaming drone- and aircraft-killers

MADIS uses a pair of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to track and shoot down drones and manned aircraft.US Navy photo by Neil MabiniThe Marine Corps' new mobile air defense solution is in full-rate production.MADIS converts a pair of light vehicles into a counter-drone and anti-aircraft weapon.The system is a key part of the Marines' plans for the next decade.The Marine Corps has a new air defense system built to transform light vehicles into mobi…

Drone hunter-killer MADIS vehicles now being produced for Marines

A new weapons system that effectively transforms two light tactical vehicles into a drone hunter-killer team is now in production for the U.S. Marines as of September, the service announced this week. The Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) is a unique short-range ground based air defense system formed from two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, and is designed to destroy unmanned aerial systems as well as manned aircraft, including helicop…

Rapid Innovation, Real-World Impact: Marines Unveil First Full-Rate Production of Marine Air Defense Integrated System

By Adolphina Vander Velde, Program Executive Officer Land Systems TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — In September, the Marine Corps unveiled the first full-rate production version of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), marking a major milestone in expeditionary air defense and rapid capability delivery. Following weeks of intensive New Equipment Training (NET) and a live-fire exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Marines a…

U.S. Marine Corps fields MADIS air defence systems to 1st LAAD Battalion in Indo-Pacific area

The MADIS consists of two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, with one vehicle focused on detection and the other on offensive action. Together, they form a manoeuvrable ground-based air defence system designed to counter unmanned aircraft systems as well as manned fixed-wing and rotary-wing threats while on the move or at the halt. In its full-rate production configuration, MADIS combines 30mm cannons, Stinger missiles and multifunctional electronic…

United States rolls out new vehicles designed to hunt and destroy drones

The United States Marine Corps has begun fielding a new mobile weapons system designed to detect and destroy enemy drones and other aerial threats, marking a significant upgrade to its short-range air defenses, according to a new announcement. Known as the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS, the platform transforms two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles into a coordinated hunter-killer team. One vehicle is optimized to target drones, whi…