Vehicle-mounted counter-drone system (30 mm gun, EW, Coyote)fieldedthin data
M-LIDS
Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System
A pair of M-ATV vehicles detects drones with radar and sensors, then jams them or shoots them down with a 30 mm proximity-fuzed cannon or Coyote interceptors.
No public price No per-system price published. Contract values only: $16 million and up to $42 million (2017), $189 million (July 2020) to Leonardo DRS, per Army Technology.
| Maker | Leonardo DRS (integrator); Moog RIwP turret; XM914 30 mm chain gun |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Calibre | 30 mm |
| Guidance | KuRFS / Ku-band radar and AN/TPQ-50 radar, SABRE electro-optical/infrared sensor suite, direction finders, FAAD C2 command and control |
| Launcher | Moog Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret on an Oshkosh M-ATV, carrying the XM914 30 mm cannon, M240 machine gun and Coyote Block 2 |
M-LIDS is a two-vehicle set: one M-ATV carries electronic warfare and sensors, the other the RIwP turret with the XM914 30 mm gun, which fires proximity airburst rounds such as XM1211 against small drones. The Army made it a programme of record in March 2022. It deployed to protect the Gaza floating pier in May 2024, but no confirmed drone kill by the system is on the public record, and no official gun range or rate of fire is published.
Sources (6)
- Army Technology, M-LIDS project page (Dec 2023) (calibre_mm)
- Army Recognition, US Army deploys M-LIDS to protect Gaza floating pier (2024) (launcher)
- Army Technology, M-LIDS project page (Dec 2023) (guidance_or_cueing)
- Army Technology, M-LIDS project page (Dec 2023) (unit_cost_note)
- Army Technology, M-LIDS project page (Dec 2023) (status)
- US Army, Need for speed (C-UAS medium calibre ammunition, XM914 and XM1211) (notes)
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