Land-based autonomous intercept system using AI-driven radar and fire control to autonomously detect and destroy incoming rockets and mortar rounds.
C-RAM's radar system can detect incoming mortar rounds within one second of firing and compute a trajectory intercept solution in time to engage projectiles moving at several hundred meters per second. The system uses a burst of approximately 300 20mm tungsten rounds to create a volume of fire in the projected flight path of the incoming round, achieving high single-round intercept probability against relatively slow-moving mortar projectiles. Beyond direct intercept, C-RAM's radar also provides early warning data that allows soldiers to take cover before impact, saving lives even when interceptions are not achieved.
Used in Iraq and Afghanistan protecting FOBs; deployed in Jordan and Iraq against drone/rocket attacks
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) produces C-RAM and benefits from continued procurement. L3Harris (LHX) provides radar components for the system's AN/TPQ-36 fire finding radar integration.