Supplier
Northrop Grumman
FAAD C2 with M-ACE
US Army's preferred C-UAS C2 — theatre-scale integration.
Forward Area Air Defense C2 (FAAD C2) is the US Army's standard counter-UAS C2 and the integrating layer for the Mobile-Acquisition C-UAS Ecosystem (M-ACE). It integrates Northrop's own MHR multi-function radar plus third-party RF, EO/IR and effectors. Because FAAD C2 is ITAR-controlled and central to the US Army C-UAS architecture, GCC sales route through FMS — approved cases exist for KSA and UAE from 2023 onward. Airport-deployable variants suppress kinetic options and expose only soft-kill and detection to remain ICAO Annex 17 compatible.
FAAD C2 with M-ACE
counter · uas · base · air · defence
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas base air defence
- Launched
- 2019
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 0
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection modes | Cue-agnostic C2 — integrates radar + RF + EO/IR |
| MHR radar range | Up to 15 km (Group 1) |
| Effector options | Soft-kill via third-party; kinetic via Bushmaster (military only) |
| Airport configuration | Detection + soft-kill only; no kinetic |
| Command-and-control | FAAD C2 v8+, STANAG 4586 |
| Export control | ITAR (US State Dept / FMS required) |
| Networked | Linked to Patriot, THAAD, IFPC via Link-16 / JREAP |
| Climate rating | -32 to +60 degC |
Compatibility
Works with
- Integrates with Raytheon Ku-RFS, Anduril Lattice, Echodyne
- Feeds US Army IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System)
- Link-16 / JREAP to allied air-defence
- ICD to airport AODB via bespoke integration
Certifications
Approvals
US DoD JCO approved
ITAR-controlled
AS9100
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Airport defence by a host-nation military coalition.
Use case 2
C-UAS overlay for a base hosting allied forces.
Use case 3
National air-defence node extended into airport.
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