Short range Ground Based Air Defence

The threat environment predicted for the late 2020s and beyond demands Army have the most up-to-date equipment and capabilities to defend against incoming air-launched and ground-launched kinetic and explosive warheads.

The first element of Defence’s Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) system, LAND 17 Phase 7A, was approved in 2015 and contracted with Saab Australia for their Counter Rockets, Artillery and Missiles (C-RAM) Sense and Warn capability, as a follow on to…

Read more in the current issue of APDR (Free to read with registration or via Facebook/Linkedin): https://venturaapdr.partica.online/apdr/apdr-march-2020/features/short-range-ground-based-air-defence

 

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Kym Bergmann
Kym Bergmann is the editor for Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) and Defence Review Asia (DRA). He has more than 25 years of experience in journalism and the defence industry. After graduating with honours from the Australian National University, he joined Capital 7 television, holding several positions including foreign news editor and chief political correspondent. During that time he also wrote for Business Review Weekly, undertaking analysis of various defence matters.After two years on the staff of a federal minister, he moved to the defence industry and held senior positions in several companies, including Blohm+Voss, Thales, Celsius and Saab. In 1997 he was one of two Australians selected for the Thomson CSF 'Preparation for Senior Management' MBA course. He has also worked as a consultant for a number of companies including Raytheon, Tenix and others. He has served on the boards of Thomson Sintra Pacific and Saab Pacific.

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