Nächstbereichschutzsystem (NBS) MANTIS es un sistema de protección de defensa aérea de muy corto alcance desarrollado para proteger las bases de operaciones avanzadas del ejército alemán en Afganistán.Anteriormente conocido como NBS C-RAM (contracohetes, artillería y mortero), el sistema de defensa aérea totalmente automatizado de 35 mm ha sido desarrollado por Rheinmetall Air Defense (Rheinmetall) para la Bundeswehr alemana.
Nächstbereichschutzsystem (NBS) MANTIS is a very short-range air defence protection system developed for protecting the forward-operating bases of the German Army in Afghanistan. Formerly known as NBS C-RAM (counter-rocket, artillery and mortar), the 35mm fully automated air defence system has been developed by Rheinmetall Air Defence (Rheinmetall) for the German Bundeswehr.
The NBS MANTIS short-range force protection system is designed to detect, track and shoot the projectiles within a close range of the target base. The MANTIS represents an important part of the Bundeswehr Army’s comprehensive future SysFla air-defence programme.
NBS MANTIS SHORAD orders and deliveries
The German Government placed a €110.8m order two NBS systems for Bundeswehr from Rheinmetall in May 2009. Rheinmetall also has an option for documentation and training services of about €20m. The company supplied the ammunition for the protection systems under a follow-on contract worth around €13.4m.
The NBS MANTIS systems were delivered to the German Army was in 2011. The German Air Force took formal delivery of the MANTIS air defence system in November 2012.
The phase-out of the Roland and Gepard mobile air defence systems leaves the Bundeswehr with very limited capabilities in the field of short-to very short-range air defence or SHORAD.
The lightweight air protection system of Rheinmetall guarantees that this technology can be retained until 2025.
As an established SHORAD provider, Rheinmetall’s plan calls for a range of automatic cannon and guided missiles and, in the immediate future, expanded high-energy laser weapons.
NBS MANTIS air defence protection system development
The Bundeswehr did not have weapon systems to tackle the intercepting small incoming projectiles. The army bases in Masar-I-Sharif and Kunduz were under several attacks by insurgents.The German Bundeswehr placed a €48m contract to Rheinmetall Air Defence
Fuente: https://www.army-technology.com
