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FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) vs Drone Dome (family)
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence.
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.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
Drone Dome (family)
by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Combat-proven, end-to-end counter-UAS system that detects, identifies, classifies, and neutralises hostile drones across 360° in all weather conditions.
| Cost of ownership | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) | Drone Dome (family) |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) | Drone Dome (family) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Radar options | — | RPS-42 MHR (AESA, up to 5 km) / RPS-82 ieMHR (AESA, up to 10 km) |
| Radar coverage | — | 360° azimuth, 90° elevation (up to 4-panel configuration) |
| Small-target detection range | — | 3.5 km |
| EO/IR identification range | — | 3 km |
| EO focal length | — | 1,400 mm |
| RF sensor frequency range | — | 70 MHz – 6 GHz |
| RF sensor dynamic range | — | > 60 dB |
| Jammer type | — | Directional / omnidirectional multi-band; blocks RC, video, GNSS |
| Hard-kill effector | — | Lite Beam high-power laser (optional) |
| Deployment configurations | — | Fast Deployment, Mobile, Stationary, Naval |
| C2 architecture | — | Open; integrates external UTM, ATM, third-party sensors and effectors |
| Environmental standard | — | MIL-Standard ruggedised, all-weather |
| Operation modes | — | Local or remote; single operator or multi-user regional |
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