Bizarre-Looking Artillery System From BAE Targets Drone Warfare Role

BAE Systems has pulled the curtains back on an artillery-based weapon optimized to take on aerial targets, moving away from conventional ground-focused engagements.

The defense giant’s multi-domain artillery cannon system (MDACS) is armed with hypervelocity projectiles (HVP) that provide “rapid, high-rate firepower wherever the fight demands.”

A released image shows a wheeled platform being transported via a cargo aircraft, indicating MDACS could be deployed directly to US Army units in hard-to-reach areas.

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