The Oerlikon/Martin Marietta air defense anti-tank system (US designation MIM-146 ADATS) is a dual-purpose short range surface-to-air and anti-tank missile system based on the M113A2 vehicle.

The Air Defense Anti-Tank System (ADATS) is a dual-purpose, short-range, surface-to-air, anti-tank missile system. The ADATS uses laser-guided supersonic missiles with an electro-optical sensor. Oerlikon Contraves manufactured the gun in Zurich, Switzerland.

May 7, 2000 · ADATS is a low-level short range air defence (SHORAD) system, capable of engaging both air and surface targets. It was manufactured by Oerlikon Contraves based in Zurich, Switzerland, now part of Rheinmetall Defence, and Oerlikon Aerospace in Quebec, which is now Rheinmetall Canada.

But the most recognizable piece of kit for the Canadian Army in terms of air defence was the ADATS, the Air Defence Anti-Tank System. ADATS first entered service with the Air Defence Artillery School located at CFB Chatham, NB, in 1989 with 34 units purchased.

May 2, 2022 · The Canadian Army was outfitted in 1989 with a state-of-the art air defence anti-tank system known as ADATS. It was purchased to protect bases in Germany against attack by the Russians,...

Canada. The ADATS entered service with the Canadian Army (in 1989 [3]) as a mobile, M113-based system. The first systems were deployed as part of Canada's NATO contribution in West-Germany. Thirty-six systems were delivered by 1994. [4] …

May 14, 2019 · The Canadian ADATS ("Air Defense Anti-Tank System"), a Western product of the later Cold War period, was categorized as a SHOrt-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) system used to deny airspace and ground-space from encroaching enemy elements.

In 1986 Canada selected ADATS as its new low-altitude air-defense system, and in 1988 the first systems were delivered to the Canadian Armed Forces. The ADATS is a completely self-contained system in an unmanned turret with FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) and TV sensors, laser rangefinder and designator, a search radar, and eight missile launch ...

By the early 2000’s, the Canadian Armed Forces air defense unites comprised of Javelins, Oerlikon GDF-005 Twin-35mm anti-aircraft guns, and the Air Defence Anti-Tank System (ADATS). The ADATS unit was considered top-of-the-line when its entered service in 1989 with the purchase of 34 systems.

The Air Defence Anti-tank System (ADATS) is a highly mobile low-level air defence unit capable of defeating a wide range of targets. The ADATS has been designed to provide air defence protection for mobile troops as well as ground installations.