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Marines will field counter-drone missiles for JLTV and a single radar that replaces five others
By: Todd South   

Starting next year, counter-drone tech for the Marine Corps’ newest ground vehicle and an advanced radar system that can track everything from toy drones to cruise missile will be hitting the fleet.

Marine Corps budget request documents sent to Congress outline funding that will see early increments of the Ground Based Air Defense system installed on at least 28 JLTVs and see a total of 13 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar systems fielded before the end of 2020.

The GBAD system is a combined detection and strike system used by fire units in low altitude air defense or LAAD battalions, which support the Marine Air Ground Task Force.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/03/25/marines-will-field-counter-drone-missiles-for-jltv-and-a-single-radar-that-replaces-five-others/