Maneuver - Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)

Abstract

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) capability provides air protection to the maneuvering forces by defeating, destroying, or neutralizing Rotary-Wing (RW), Fixed-Wing (FW), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Rockets, Artillery and Mortar (RAM) threats. This capability will be provided through a multi-phase, Family of Systems (FoS) approach, to include the rapidly fielded M-SHORAD Increment 1 (Inc. 1) and follow-on M-SHORAD Increments 2 and 3 (Inc. 2 & 3). Increments 2 and 3 will develop nascent capability and support Army demonstration and test initiatives to increase integrated offensive and defensive capability across warfighter functions and multiple domains. (FI4) Inc. 1 (formally known as Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD)) is an Air Defense weapon system consisting of multiple ground-to-air missile launchers, sensors, and a gun integrated on a Stryker Combat Vehicle. The Inc. 1 system will provide the Army improved capabilities for defense of maneuver formations and other tactical echelons from low altitude air attack and surveillance. The system is in response to an adaptive suite of airborne threat capabilities, supported by an integrated mix of surface-to-air and surface-to-surface shooters that threaten the ability of maneuver forces to conduct operations. Specifically, maneuver formations require the Inc. 1 air defense identification and defeat capabilities to counter FW, RW, and UAS threats. The Army definitized the production contract for 124 MSHORAD INC 1 systems on 4 February 2022. The negotiated prices resulted in a change in procurement quantities for all three years. Updated quantities by FY are, Prior Year (29 qty.), FY21 (62 qty.) and FY22 (33 qty.) (CR9) Inc. 2 will provide a 50-kilowatt (kW)-class laser capability integrated onto a Stryker Combat Vehicle to provide an air defense capability to defeat RW, UAS, RAM, and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) threats to the maneuvering forces. (CS1) Inc. 3 will provide next generation defeat capabilities with increased range and lethality, providing increased protection to the maneuver formations. Additionally, Inc. 3 will be compatible with the existing M-SHORAD Inc. 1 platform and will provide a Soldier Portable Capability (SPC) to meet the need for dismounted air defense.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0604117A_4_2040_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President's Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• C4I
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Defense
• Combat Vehicles
• Command And Control Systems
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Lessons Learned
• Logistics Support
• Munitions
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Short Range Air Defense
• Test And Evaluation
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Weapon Systems

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Directed Energy