Lockheed Martin successfully intercepted a Group 3 one-way attack test drone using a Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launched from a GRIZZLY containerized launcher for the first time. Sanctum Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) battle manager and Fortem R-40 Radars were used for the successful detection, tracking and engagement of the drone target.
Sanctum's sensors detected and tracked a hostile Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the Sanctum mission management software processed the engagement, and the GRIZZLY launcher fired a JAGM missile neutralizing the target.
Built on existing prototype architecture, GRIZZLY enables users to employ the ready-to-fire Sanctum C-UAS system without extensive infrastructure and logistical footprints.
The latest test for GRIZZLY comes a few months after the system's first integrated HELLFIRE missile live-fire and vertical-launch test. Lockheed said the container uses commercial off-the-shelf materials, reducing logistics footprint and acquisition cost.
During the tests, the launcher demonstrated its ability to load and launch a missile from a 10-foot Tricon container. Built in six months from established weapon and launcher architectures, including the fielded M299 system, GRIZZLY delivers a cost-efficient, mobile and "low-observable" distributed expeditionary weapon delivery capability.
