Ground Based Air Defence

Project Type

Project New

Objective

The GBAD system will provide tactical air defence protection to friendly forces and vital installations during expeditionary and domestic operations against the increasingly diverse air threat.

Requirements

The majority of items to be acquired by this project will be fielded, commercial-off-the-shelf technology. The target threats are rocket, artillery and mortar (RAM) munitions, air to surface missiles (ASM) and bombs, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).

The Project will deliver an air defence system that will include the effector platform(s) (either guns, missiles, Directed Energy Weapon Systems, EW or a combination thereof), munitions, a sensor suite, fire control software and an integrated networked C4ISR system.

It will also be equipped with a training and simulation system that leverages modelling and simulation to provide realistic and immersive training.

Funding Range

$500 million to $1 billion

Anticipated Timeline (Fiscal Year)

Options Analysis Phase

Completed

Definition Phase

In Progress

Start Implementation

2024/2025

Initial Delivery

2026/2027

Final Delivery

2030/2031

Defence Capability Areas

• Missiles, Rockets, Ammunition & Other Munitions
• Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
• Cyber, Electronic And Irregular Warfare
• Land
• Personal Equipment and Protection Systems
• Surveillance & Reconnaissance
• Emerging Technology
• Training and Simulation

Defence Capability Investment Areas

• Ammunition, Ordnance, Specialized Munitions
• Missile Systems
• Rocket Systems
• Target Acquisition Systems
• Weapons Systems
• Battlespace Situational Awareness Tools
• Decision Support Tools
• Deployable C4I Systems
• Encryption
• Portable Communications Systems
• Satellite Communications Systems
• EW Integration Systems
• EW Support and Infrastructure
• Combat Support Vehicles
• Ground Vehicle Integration
• Land Specific Support Equipment
• Vehicle Parts and Components
• Active Countermeasures
• Concealment Systems
• Detection Systems
• Passive Countermeasures
• Warning Systems
• Advanced/Integrated Sensing Systems
• Fire Control
• Identification Systems (IFF)
• Optical Systems
• Photonics systems
• Radar Systems
• Tracking systems
• Advanced/Emerging Technologies
• Simulation Equipment
• Simulation Software
• Virtual Training Systems

Key Industrial Capabilities

• Cyber Resilience
• Defence Systems Integration
• Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems
• In Service Support

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