MADIS air defense system intercepts drone targets in live-fire test of LRIP unit

By Nick Wilson / January 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM
The Marine Corps has successfully test-fired a low-rate initial production model of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, using MADIS to shoot down multiple drone targets during a December live-fire test held at the Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. According to an announcement from the Marine Corps’ Program Executive Officer Land Systems , the test “subjected MADIS to actual battlefield scenarios, where it detected, tracked, identified and defeated unmanned aerial threats” using Stinger missiles and a 30mm cannon. MADIS,...

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