Why reinvent the wheel when an old weapons system will do?
Here s What You Need to Know: The U.S. Army is in a pinch.
Recent conflicts in Armenia, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine have demonstrated the widespread adoption of drones by state actors as well as rebel and terrorist groups for reconnaissance purposes and as improvised attack platforms carrying grenades or explosive charges. Most recently, Russian air-defense vehicles and electronic-warfare assets in Syria reportedly defeated a simultaneous rebel attack by thirteen kamikaze drones.
To counter such threats, ground forces needed fast-reacting Short-Range Air Defense systems, or SHORADS and better yet, they need it come in a package that can move with frontline units on the battlefield, which the Army dubs “Maneuver SHORADS”.