Truck-mounted cannon can shoot drones out of the sky

[Penguin]

As indicated, the laser-guided Starstreak manpads can be incorporated in to the gun mount.Which incidentally also works well against light armor...

British MOD Orders 200 Starstreak Missiles under Army 2020 Transformation Plan | Defense Update:

 

[Basel]

its not important that it can hit drones what is important that can it intercept PGMs n incoming missiles and also engage armor effectively while moving? If yes then it is good system to have for PA as it fulfill 2 jobs.

 

[Penguin]

its not important that it can hit drones what is important that can it intercept PGMs n incoming missiles and also engage armor effectively while moving? If yes then it is good system to have for PA as it fulfill 2 jobs.

Thales has unveiled RAPIDFire, a new multi-weapon air defence system, at the Eurosatory 2012 Land and Airland Defence and Security international exhibition in Paris.
The system forms part of its recently launched air defence solutions package, which is designed to counter various types of air threats including fighter ground attack, helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, cruise missiles or precision guided munitions.
RAPIDFire combines the CONTROLMaster 60 surveillance radar with the CONTROLView command and control module. These are integrated with the multi-sensor stabilised optronic sighting system and the CT40 gun from CTAI, an international subsidiary of Nexter and BAe Systems.

Thales Group Land Defence Division senior vice president, Alex Cresswell, said RAPIDFire's combination of mobility with fast action-time and its precision attack features provide the perfect solution for protecting troops on the move.
"RAPIDFire will be a key element in our extensive package of advanced air defence solutions for many years to come," said Cresswell.
The RAPIDFire system is also capable of firing the STARStreak missile system, a short-range surface to air defence missile system, which has a speed in excess of Mach 3.5 and a range of around 7km.
Capable of using different ammunition types, the gun can be employed against a range of ground-based targets, including armoured platforms for self protection of the system.

Thales has so far delivered more than 450 RAPID family mobile integrated weapon systems to a number of customers worldwide.

Thales unveils RAPIDFire air defence system - Airforce Technology

See also Eurosatory 2014: Thales RAPIDFire Advanced Air Defence Gun Christopher F Foss, IHS Jane’s Land Warfare Platforms - IHS Jane's 360

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[Abu Zolfiqar]

You do realise the PK not able to stop drone attacks is a political problem & not a Technological one right
F-16 or JF-17 can shoot down drones any day

We know that already since a PAF F-16 pilot shot down an israeli made Searcher-II being operated by the indians

you dont necessarily need an aircrafts guns or sidewinders to down a drone....even our ANZA-II, RBS-70 and other platforms can do the job quite well.

It's not a "political problem" since the govt. authorized those drones to be there, whenever they were. I think the former Chief of Air Staff (AM Suleman) answered the question quite fittingly.

 

[Viper0011.]

As indicated, the laser-guided Starstreak manpads can be incorporated in to the gun mount.Which incidentally also works well against light armor... | Defense Update:

Now we are talking. This probably is much more effective than anything else we've talked about so far. In fact, high density / long range laser against slow moving targets like drones is much more effective. The US military is coming up with new applications of long range lasers and one of them is to take out targets flying at higher altitudes.

 

[Penguin]

We know that already since a PAF F-16 pilot shot down an israeli made Searcher-II being operated by the indians

you dont necessarily need an aircrafts guns or sidewinders to down a drone....even our ANZA-II, RBS-70 and other platforms can do the job quite well.

It's not a "political problem" since the govt. authorized those drones to be there, whenever they were. I think the former Chief of Air Staff (AM Suleman) answered the question quite fittingly.

Note this system can also take out PGMs and cruise missiles (which was the question that I responded to)