GDELS said its displays will focus on solutions for a changing battlefield that are ready for industrialisation within short timespans. The company said the systems are intended for production and delivery at scale.
The company will exhibit at two locations, in Hall 5A at booth B416 and outdoors at stand A170. Its displays will focus on manned-unmanned teaming, scalable ground-based air defence and heavy mission carriers on wheels and tracks.
A key system at the outdoor stand will be the Pandur GBAD in a new layered air defence configuration. The vehicle will be shown with a Valhalla Mangart 25 turret, combining an autocannon and missile launcher.
The Pandur GBAD configuration will also include the Cilas HELMA-P high-energy laser weapon. GDELS said the laser is intended for small targets at close ranges.
The vehicle will be equipped with a multi-sensor suite. GDELS said the system can be fully integrated into a manned-unmanned teaming network of unmanned sensors and effectors through its NEVA electronic architecture.
GDELS said its air defence approach is based on integrating available sensors, effectors and command-and-control systems into proven mobile and protected platforms. The company said this can provide scalable and cost-efficient solutions for short-range air defence and counter-UAS missions.
The open vehicle architecture used by GDELS is intended to cover a broad range of threats and mission scenarios. The company said these capabilities are designed to shield mobile forces as they move.
At booth B416, GDELS will also present manned-unmanned teaming through an integrated network centred on its EAGLE 6×6 Vehicle Control Unit. The network will bring together unmanned ground and aerial vehicles from Alpha Robotics.
The unmanned systems will include the WOLF G1 tracked unmanned ground vehicle. It will be equipped with a stabilised Valhalla Loki 7.62 mm weapon station and is designed for high mobility on and off road, including firing on the move.
GDELS will also show the WOLF C1 tracked unmanned ground vehicle. The system deploys a semi-stationary 7.62 mm weapon station and sensor suite for continuous surveillance and perimeter defence.
The Alpha Robotics systems will also include the HAWK fixed-wing surveillance drone. A HUMMINGBIRD quadcopter will be shown for tethered or mobile operation.
GDELS said drone defence is an important mission for manned-unmanned teaming. At booth B416, this will be demonstrated by a PIRANHA GBAD 8×8 wheeled armoured vehicle connected with detached small-calibre effectors on the BULLFROG 8×8 wheeled unmanned ground vehicle.
The PIRANHA GBAD will be equipped with Elbit’s new UT-30 Mk. 3 unmanned 30 mm turret. GDELS said the manned vehicle can serve as both a UGV mothership and an autonomous short-range air defence platform.
The system is designed to detect, track and engage small aerial targets while on the move. GDELS said the concept uses a flexible crew approach.
The outdoor display will also include two new vehicle variants for heavy mission payloads. One will be the PIRANHA HMC Advanced Recovery Vehicle, which combines the 10×10 PIRANHA Heavy Mission Carrier with FFG’s recovery module.
The recovery vehicle is designed as a protected high-mobility asset for recovering and repairing damaged combat vehicles on the battlefield. It is equipped with two winches and a 32-tonne crane.
GDELS described the new PIRANHA ARV as currently by far the most powerful and high-performing military recovery vehicle available on the market. The company will also present the ASCOD HMC Skorpion tracked counter-mobility solution.
The ASCOD HMC Skorpion combines the ASCOD HMC tracked platform with DND’s automated Skorpion² scatterable anti-tank system. It is designed to deploy complex, programmable mine barriers and carry up to 40 anti-tank mines.
GDELS said the ASCOD configuration restores a critical capability for combat engineers. The company said it enables fast, scalable minelaying under full crew protection, while C4ISR connectivity supports minefield planning, control and traceability and reduces risk to friendly forces and civilians.
