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United States Leonardo DRS, Inc.
M-LIDS
A US Army mobile counter-drone system pairing two armored M-ATV vehicles, one carrying Leonardo DRS's SABRE mast-mounted sensor suite and one carrying a Moog Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret with a 30mm cannon and RTX Coyote interceptors, developed by Leonardo DRS as prime integrator and now being consolidated onto a single Stryker vehicle.
In service since 2017
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗
Pricing: Contract history: ~$16M (2017), up to $42M (October 2017), $189.8M five-year contract (July 2020), plus $40M and $20M modification contracts (2022) and a further platform/spares award (January 2023); per-unit price not publicly disclosed
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
US ITAR-controlled
Export needs U.S. State Dept (DDTC) approval; end-use & re-transfer restrictions apply.
Channel: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
In service since 2017. Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
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Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
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Overview
M-LIDS (Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System) is a US Army short-range counter-drone system with Leonardo DRS as prime integrator. In its current fielded configuration it pairs two Oshkosh M-ATV mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles operating together: one carries Leonardo DRS's mast-mounted SABRE electro-optical/infrared sensor suite for detection and tracking, while the second carries a Moog-built Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret armed with a 30mm XM914 automatic cannon, a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and RTX (Raytheon) Coyote counter-UAS interceptors, cued by Raytheon's KuRFS/Ku-720 360-degree AESA radar and a Northrop Grumman Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) battle-management system. Leonardo DRS has held the program since a 2017 production contract, followed by further engineering and production awards through 2023, including a five-year, $189.8 million contract awarded in July 2020. Under Increment 2.1, initiated in 2022, the Army and Leonardo DRS are consolidating the two-M-ATV configuration onto a single Stryker vehicle to cut cost, ease sustainment, and reduce the crew from around eight soldiers across two vehicles to roughly four on one. Leonardo DRS and BlueHalo have separately demonstrated a related C-UAS Directed Energy Stryker, adding a 26kW LOCUST laser weapon and 2.75-inch Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets alongside the RIwP cannon on a Stryker hull, though that laser-armed configuration remains a demonstrator rather than the fielded M-LIDS baseline.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
| Main armament Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type. | 30mm XM914 automatic cannon in a Moog Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret, plus RTX Coyote Block 2/2+ jet-powered kinetic interceptors and non-kinetic Coyote Block 3 effectors |
|---|---|
| Secondary armament Additional weapons: coaxial MG, remote weapon station, gun pods. | 7.62mm coaxial machine gun |
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
| Radar Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art. | Raytheon KuRFS 360-degree AESA radar (Ku-720 lighter variant for the mobile detection vehicle) |
|---|---|
| Sensors IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights. | Leonardo DRS SABRE (Surveillance And Battlefield Reconnaissance Equipment) mast-mounted EO/IR sensor suite, AN/TPQ-50 multi-mission radar, Direction-finding sensors |
Specifications compiled from public Leonardo DRS, Inc. and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-08-22.
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What is the main armament of the Leonardo DRS, Inc. M-LIDS? +
The Leonardo DRS, Inc. M-LIDS's primary weapon is the 30mm XM914 automatic cannon in a Moog Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret, plus RTX Coyote Block 2/2+ jet-powered kinetic interceptors and non-kinetic Coyote Block 3 effectors.
What is the Leonardo DRS, Inc. M-LIDS used for? +
The Leonardo DRS, Inc. M-LIDS is a air defense system typically used for counter uas, air defense.
How much does the Leonardo DRS, Inc. M-LIDS cost? +
Leonardo DRS, Inc. M-LIDS: Contract history: ~$16M (2017), up to $42M (October 2017), $189.8M five-year contract (July 2020), plus $40M and $20M modification contracts (2022) and a further platform/spares award (January 2023); per-unit price not publicly disclosed. Defense program costs are rarely fully public and vary by contract and configuration.
