Leonardo DRS has demonstrated its SGT STOUT M-SHORAD Mission Equipment Package (MEP) against Group 1–2 small unmanned aircraft systems during a US government test event.
The company said the demonstration expanded SGT STOUT’s capability to counter smaller UAS through updates to detection and fire-control software, without adding new hardware to the system.
Several hundred SGT STOUT systems are already fielded, according to Leonardo DRS. The system was originally designed to counter larger Group 3 and above UAS, as well as fixed-wing and rotary-wing threats.
The SGT STOUT MEP uses a modular, open-architecture design intended to allow new sensing, computing and effector capabilities to be integrated as requirements evolve. Leonardo DRS said the architecture enables upgrades to fielded systems without redesigning the complete mission equipment package.
The company said the test builds on its role in the US Army’s Mobile Low, Slow UAS Integrated Defeat System programme and its experience with fielded air defence and counter-UAS systems.
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