Leonardo DRS Launches cxMHR, a Fully Digital C-Band Radar for Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Key Highlights
- ➤Leonardo DRS (DRS) launches cxMHR, a fully digital C-band AESA radar
- ➤Initial production begins for single-vehicle integrated air and missile defense system
- ➤Detection ranges exceed 90 kilometers for UAS and 330 kilometers for transport aircraft
- ➤cxMHR provides continuous 360-degree coverage and fire-control-quality tracking
Expert Statements
Max Cohen, Senior vice president and general manager of Leonardo DRS RADA Technologies
“The cxMHR gives our customers a deployable, single-vehicle capability that delivers persistent 360-degree surveillance, long-range detection, and fire-control-quality tracking against today’s most challenging air threats.”
Max Cohen, Senior vice president and general manager of Leonardo DRS RADA Technologies
“We are ready to deliver this advanced IAMD capability at the speed and scale required by our customers.”
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leonardo DRS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRS) today announced the launch of its cxMHR radar and confirmed that the company has begun initial production, marking the milestone at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.
The cxMHR, short for C-Band Extended Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar, is a fully digital, software-defined, C-band Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) system built for modern integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) operations. Four AESA radar panels, Identification Friendly or Foe (IFF), command-and-control and supporting peripherals are integrated into a single, ISO-containerized system that can be transported by air, land or sea and deployed on a single vehicle.
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