Northrop Grumman Unveils 'Raid Hunter' Air Defense System with 50mm Chain Gun Firing 200 Rounds per Minute
Northrop Grumman has unveiled the 'Raid Hunter' air defense system, designed to fill a point-defense gap. It combines AI sensors, precision-guided munitions, and an electrically driven chain gun firing 50mm rounds at 200 rounds per minute to intercept drone swarms and cruise missiles. The system serves as a last line of defense when layered networks are breached. Based on the Bushmaster 50mm chain gun, it integrates an AI-enabled command and control system that processes multi-domain sensor data to identify and track multiple threats. The 50mm precision-guided rounds have active control surfaces for mid-course correction, and an electric autoloader ensures ample ammunition. The system is undergoing accelerated testing.
In modern air defense, due to technical or economic constraints, there are limited means to defend against threats at certain ranges, so the 'Raid Hunter' system is designed to fill a point-defense gap. Northrop Grumman has unveiled the system, which combines AI sensors, precision-guided munitions, and an electrically driven chain gun with a rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute to intercept drone swarms. The system is positioned as a last line of defense, undertaking terminal interception when the long-range layered defense network is breached.
The system is based on the Bushmaster 50mm chain gun and integrates an AI-enabled command and control system that can rapidly process multi-domain sensor data to simultaneously identify and lock onto multiple threats. The 50mm precision-guided munitions fired are equipped with active control surfaces that can correct course mid-flight, and an electrically driven autoloader provides ample ammunition. The system is currently undergoing accelerated testing.
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