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SkyDome Manager 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
SkyDome Manager
by Fortem Technologies
Unified counter-UAS command-and-control software that fuses radar, camera, and RF sensor feeds into a single 3D airspace operating picture.
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 | SkyDome Manager | 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 | SkyDome Manager | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor integration | TrueView R20/R30/R40 radars, TrueView C30 camera, RF sensors, third-party sensors via open API | — |
| AI threat assessment | ThreatAware engine — classifies object type, payload capacity, intent from kinematics | — |
| Exclusion zone filtering | 3D configurable zones by size, speed, altitude, classification | — |
| C2 API | REST, real-time, and track-only APIs; 100+ addressable fields and commands | — |
| DroneHunter mission modes | Pursue, Attack, Defend, Auto-Capture, Go-To Location | — |
| Integration | US Army FAAD C2 and major defence-contractor C2 systems | — |
| Automation | Highly configurable rule engine; autonomous or human-on-the-loop authorization | — |
| Evidence | Automatic correlation of video evidence with track history for post-incident review | — |
| 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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