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DroneHunter F700 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
DroneHunter F700
by Fortem Technologies
Radar-guided autonomous interceptor drone that physically captures rogue UAS — day or night — using net-based countermeasures with an 85% first-shot success rate.
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 | DroneHunter F700 | 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 | DroneHunter F700 | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Wingspan (tip to tip) | 1,963 mm | — |
| Length (tip to tip) | 1,608 mm | — |
| Height (landing gear down) | 678 mm | — |
| Maximum takeoff weight | 18 kg | — |
| Maximum speed | 25 m/s | — |
| Maximum flight operating radius | 4 km | — |
| Maximum tethered capture weight | 6 kg | — |
| Mission time (typical) | 1–3 minutes (0.5–1.5 km) | — |
| Reload time | Under 3 minutes (battery + NetHead swap) | — |
| Battery recharge time | 75 minutes | — |
| First-shot success rate | 85% | — |
| Operating temperature | -10 °C to +50 °C | — |
| C2 encryption | AES-128 or AES-256 | — |
| Target classes | Group-1, Group-2, and low-end Group-3 UAS | — |
| Onboard radar | TrueView R20 (15.4–16.7 GHz AESA) | — |
| 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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