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FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING

Short-Range Air Defense System

Artillery-based SHORAD system designed for ground deployment as the final defensive layer against mass low-altitude aerial threats.

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FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING gun units deployed in the field
1,000 m
Engagement altitude, up to
1,200 km/h
Target speed, up to
360°
Azimuth coverage
4
Synchronized weapon units, up to

What is FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING Short-Range Air Defense System?

Final defensive layer within a layered air defense architecture.

Optimized for countering mass UAV and saturation attacks.

Designed to counter low-cost, mass-produced aerial threats including kamikaze UAVs and loitering munitions.

Artificial intelligence supports operator decision-making without removing human authority over weapon release.

Specifications

Specifications as published by FDI Technology. Detailed technical data is available on request.

System Role

  • Final defensive layer within a layered air defense architecture
  • Optimized for countering mass UAV and saturation attacks

Technical Specifications

  • Engagement altitude up to 1,000 m
  • Target speed up to 1,200 km/h
  • 360° azimuth and wide vertical coverage

Firepower

  • Up to four synchronized artillery weapon units
  • Sustained high fire density for effective interception

Fire Control System

  • Passive electro-optical detection without active emissions
  • AI-assisted detection, classification, and tracking
  • Detects up to 20 targets simultaneously

Operational Capacity

  • Simultaneous engagement coordination of multiple aerial targets

Interoperability

  • Compatible with international-standard command and control environments

Crew and Training

  • Minimal crew requirement with high automation level
  • Rapid operator training cycle measured in days

Applications

  • Protection of military bases, airfields, and critical infrastructure

Sustainment

  • Designed for prolonged and repeated combat engagements

Threat Environment

  • Designed to counter low-cost, mass-produced aerial threats including kamikaze UAVs and loitering munitions

Engagement Phases

  • Detection, classification, tracking, engagement, and kill assessment conducted within an integrated fire control loop

Sensor Suite

  • Daylight and thermal electro-optical sensors optimized for low-signature aerial targets

AI and Automation

  • Artificial intelligence supports operator decision-making without removing human authority over weapon release

Survivability

  • Distributed system architecture reduces vulnerability to counter-battery fire and precision strikes

EW Resistance

  • Passive sensing and autonomous fire control logic ensure resilience in electronic warfare environments

Deployment Modes

  • Suitable for fixed-site defense, mobile deployment, and rapid redeployment operations

Logistics

  • Utilizes widely available artillery ammunition to ensure supply chain continuity

Lifecycle

  • Engineered for long-term service life with modular upgrades

Compliance

  • Designed in accordance with international standards and International Humanitarian Law principles

Export and ToT

  • Supports localization, technology transfer, and joint production frameworks

Strategic Value

  • Provides economically sustainable air defense capability against prolonged asymmetric threats

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Purpose
  • Final defensive layer within a layered air defense architecture.
  • Optimized for countering mass UAV and saturation attacks.
  • Final defensive layer within a layered air defense architecture.
  • Optimized for countering mass UAV and saturation attacks.
PlatformDesigned for ground deployment.
  • Portable configuration designed for rapid deployment and redeployment.
  • Retains the integrated FALCON EYE-based fire-control architecture of the LIGHTNING system.
Same on both
  • Passive electro-optical detection without active emissions.
  • AI-assisted detection, classification, and tracking.
  • Detects up to 20 targets simultaneously.
  • Engagement altitude up to 1,000 m.
  • Target speed up to 1,200 km/h.
  • 360° azimuth and wide vertical coverage.
  • Up to four synchronized artillery weapon units.

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FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING Short-Range Air Defense System
FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING Short-Range Air Defense System
FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING Mobile Platform
FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING Mobile Platform

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< 10 ms
Sensor data to firing solution
≈ 0.3 mrad
Weapon laying accuracy (≈ 30 cm at 1 km)

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SHORAD, mobile

FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING

Mobile Platform

Portable/mobile configuration of FALCON 23-4M LIGHTNING designed for rapid deployment, relocation and flexible protection of changing operational areas.

1,000 m
Engagement altitude, up to
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Target speed, up to

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≤ 0.3 mrad
Weapon positioning accuracy
< 10 ms
Ballistic computation

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≤ 0.3 mrad
Weapon positioning accuracy
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Strategic Contact

Detailed technical data available upon request.

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