Northrop Reveals 50mm Gun Built to Beat Drone Swarms
The system uses guided 50 mm rounds and a networked controller to counter cruise missiles and drone swarms at lower cost, Northrop said.
- Northrop Grumman formally introduced Raid Hunter on Wednesday, a 50mm gun-based air defense system integrating chain gun technology with precision-guided ammunition to counter cruise missiles and drone swarms.
- Air Defenders face saturation from massed threats that overwhelm traditional defense solutions, often requiring a high volume of projectiles; Raid Hunter addresses this by providing deep-magazine capacity with economical, maneuverable rounds.
- Northrop successfully tested the system in early July at Dahlgren, firing 36 rounds from an XM913 Bushmaster chain gun, with production costs anticipated in the single 1,000s of dollars per round.
- Kenn Todorov, vice president for command and control and weapons integration at Northrop, clarified the system is not submitted for the Army's low-cost interceptor competition; an operational prototype is expected summer 2027.
- Boeing also announced its Ultra Low-Cost Seeker today, leveraging commercial components for precision munitions; both developments follow the Army's June competition launch aimed at bolstering affordable mass for missile defense.
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Northrop reveals 50mm gun built to beat drone swarms
Northrop Grumman has given a name to the 50mm gun-based air defence system it has been developing to shoot down cruise missiles and drone swarms, calling it Raid Hunter, and says testing through the rest of this year will support accelerated fielding. The system pairs the company’s Chain Gun with precision-guided 50mm ammunition and a networked system controller. Its purpose is to handle raids large enough to saturate conventional defences, whic…
Northrop: New 50 mm gun-based air defense system will be more 'economical' against incoming threats
Northrop Grumman today formally introduced its Raid Hunter capability -- a 50 mm gun-based air defense system that uses guided ammunition to help defend military bases, airfields and other critical infrastructure from threats such as cruise missiles and drone swarms. Raid Hunter is a system that integrates chain gun technology with precision-guided ammunition and a “networked, interoperable system controller” according to a company press release…
Northrop unveils powerful 50mm Raid Hunter gun to stop drone swarms and missiles
Northrop Grumman has introduced Raid Hunter, a new short-range air defense system designed to protect military bases and other critical sites from large-scale aerial attacks. Unveiled Wednesday, the 50mm gun-based system is built to counter cruise missiles, drone swarms, and other threats that could overwhelm existing defenses. The company is developing Raid Hunter to address […] The post Northrop unveils powerful 50mm Raid Hunter gun to stop dr…
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