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Ridgeback / Wolfpack Drone Detectors 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
Ridgeback / Wolfpack Drone Detectors
by MyDefence
Vehicle-mounted (Ridgeback) and portable tripod (Wolfpack 210) RF drone detectors providing 360° passive sensing up to 10 km for mobile and temporary deployments.
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 | Ridgeback / Wolfpack Drone Detectors | 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 | Ridgeback / Wolfpack Drone Detectors | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfpack 210 detection range | Up to 10 km | — |
| Ridgeback detection range (with antenna) | Up to 3 km | — |
| Frequency bands (with antenna) | 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHz, 1.2, 2.4, 5.2, 5.8 GHz | — |
| Direction-finding accuracy (Wolfpack) | 5° RMS (2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz) | — |
| Detection time | < 10 s | — |
| Coverage (with antenna) | 360° horizontal, 90° vertical | — |
| Wolfpack weight | 5 kg | — |
| Wolfpack dimensions | 315 × 315 × 260 mm | — |
| Power consumption (Wolfpack) | 40 W | — |
| Operating temperature | −30 to +65 °C | — |
| Ingress protection | IP67 | — |
| Software integration | Argos Server / Iris UI / third-party API | — |
| 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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