Light vehicle counter-drone EW systemcombat-provenpartial data
L-MADIS
LMADIS, Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System
Two-vehicle US Marine Corps system that detects small drones with radar, cameras and RF sensors and jams their control links.
No public price No public unit cost found.
| Maker | US Marine Corps program; MODi RF jammer by Sierra Nevada Corporation |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Built | United States |
| First combat | 18 July 2019, USS Boxer, Strait of Hormuz (Iranian drone jammed); earlier reported use against Islamic State drones in Iraq and Syria |
| Max range | 0.9 km |
| Guidance | RPS-42 radar, CM262U EO/IR turret and Skyview passive RF detection on the command vehicle cue the jammer vehicle |
| Bands | Not public; jams drone command and control links |
| Mount | vehicle (two Polaris MRZR) |
The 0.9 km figure is the distance of the 2019 Boxer engagement (about 1,000 yards), not a stated maximum. TWZ calls the jammer Modi II; Popular Mechanics, citing C4ISRNet, names Sierra Nevada's MODi, which contradicts the scoping lead that credited SRC Inc. The Marine Corps stated a need for 21 L-MADIS systems; the 11th MEU operated it again in the CENTCOM area in September 2026.
Sources (7)
- Every Marine a drone defender under three-part counter-UAS plan (TWZ) (guidance_or_cueing)
- Every Marine a drone defender under three-part counter-UAS plan (TWZ) (mount)
- This Is the ATV-Mounted Jammer That Took Down an Iranian Drone (Popular Mechanics via Yahoo, 22 Jul 2019) (maker)
- This Is the ATV-Mounted Jammer That Took Down an Iranian Drone (Popular Mechanics via Yahoo, 22 Jul 2019) (range_km)
- USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says (The Defense Post, 18 Jul 2019) (first_combat)
- U.S. Marines field counter-drone vehicles in Middle East (Defence Blog, Sep 2026) (range_km)
- U.S. Marines field counter-drone vehicles in Middle East (Defence Blog, Sep 2026) (notes)
