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Rapidfire mobile air defense system

Country of Origin: France

The Rapidfire is a mobile, multirole air defense system based on the 40-mm Cased Telescoped Cannon (CTC), which has been developed by CTA International in France, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Nexter. The system can be used to support troops on the move or for critical infrastructure/point defense missions.

The system is autonomous with optronic fire control. It is designed to defeat uncrewed aerial vehicles, hovering helicopters, fixed-wing strike aircraft and cruise...

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