Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar

Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar, abbreviated C-RAM or counter-RAM, is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars before they hit their targets, or provide early warning.

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Q-53 truck-mounted mobile CTA radar system

A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system is test fired on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018.

Bravo Battery, 2nd Bn, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, boresights a Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) weapon as part of their normally scheduled system check at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system is test fired on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018.

A U.S. Army Soldier performs maintenance on a Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system prior to a test fire on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018. The C-RAM will be used as a response to indirect fire attacks on the base.

Rafael c ram and v shorad system

Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)

U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, perform a pre-aim calibration fire (PACFIRE) on a Counter Rocket

Ammunition for the Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C- RAM) air defense system is pictured in Northern Iraq, Sept. 22, 2024. Defensive systems like the C-RAM are used to ensure the safety of U.S. and Coalition forces. (U.S.

A U.S. Army Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system is staged at Union III, Iraq, April 4, 2025. The C-RAM is a key component of base defense operations, helping protect Coalition forces and supporting the enduring defeat of ISIS. (U.S.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Q-53 truck-mounted mobile CTA radar system		Commons
commons	image		A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system is test fired on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018.		Commons
commons	image		Bravo Battery, 2nd Bn, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, boresights a Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) weapon as part of their normally scheduled system check at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.		Commons
commons	image		A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system is test fired on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018.		Commons
commons	image		A U.S. Army Soldier performs maintenance on a Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system prior to a test fire on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2018. The C-RAM will be used as a response to indirect fire attacks on the base.		Commons
commons	image		Rafael c ram and v shorad system		Commons
commons	image		Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, perform a pre-aim calibration fire (PACFIRE) on a Counter Rocket		Commons
commons	image		Ammunition for the Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C- RAM) air defense system is pictured in Northern Iraq, Sept. 22, 2024. Defensive systems like the C-RAM are used to ensure the safety of U.S. and Coalition forces. (U.S.		Commons
commons	image		A U.S. Army Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) system is staged at Union III, Iraq, April 4, 2025. The C-RAM is a key component of base defense operations, helping protect Coalition forces and supporting the enduring defeat of ISIS. (U.S.		Commons