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AARTOS Jamming Systems vs FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control)
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
AARTOS Jamming Systems
by Aaronia AG
A scalable family of RF jamming systems — from 40 W handheld to 800 W programmable 360° smart jammer — that defeats rogue drones across 400 MHz to 6 GHz when tightly integrated with the AARTOS detection chain.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control)
by Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Army's programme-of-record SHORAD command-and-control software — fusing sensors, effectors, and real-time fire control onto a single screen for short-range air defence, C-RAM, and C-UAS on one architecture.
| Cost of ownership | AARTOS Jamming Systems | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | AARTOS Jamming Systems | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency coverage (all variants) | 400 MHz – 6 GHz | — |
| Handheld (MJ-40) output power | 40 W | — |
| Handheld (MJ-40) effective range | up to 2 km | — |
| Handheld (MJ-40) frequency bands | 4 | — |
| Sector jammer (FJ-390) output power | 390 W | — |
| Sector jammer (FJ-390) effective range | up to 3 km | — |
| Sector jammer (FJ-390) frequency bands | up to 7 | — |
| Smart Jammer (SJ-800) output power (CW) | up to 800 W | — |
| Smart Jammer (SJ-800) EIRP | up to 5,000 W | — |
| Smart Jammer effective range | 4 – 10 km | — |
| Smart Jammer sectors | 4 – 8 | — |
| Jamming mode | Frequency-selective, directional or omnidirectional | — |
| Software integration | RTSA-Suite PRO (automatic or manual activation) | — |
| Programme of record | — | U.S. Army SHORAD C2 since 1986 |
| DoD C-UAS C2 designation | — | U.S. Secretary of Defense-designated C-UAS C2 system of record |
| Missions on one platform | — | SHORAD + C-RAM + C-UAS simultaneously |
| Operator interface | — | Single integrated air picture (SIAP); tablet-deployable |
| Architecture | — | Open, vendor-agnostic, non-proprietary |
| Sensor integrations (examples) | — | AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel, AN/TPQ-53, M-ACE |
| Effector integrations (examples) | — | Avenger, Patriot, Stinger, Fortem interceptors |
| Interoperability standards | — | JADC2 messaging; NATO air-defence architecture compatible |
| C-UAS operational experience | — | >8 years deployed |
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