At Defence iQ’s 2025 International Armoured Vehicles conference, held in Farnborough from 21-23 January, Moog teamed with two vehicles primes to showcase new configurations of its Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) and re-emphasise the vehicle-agnostic nature of the system.

Examples of the RIwP turret, which enables users to adapt weapons and sensors according to their operational requirements, were displayed at IAV 2025 integrated onto both a Supacat 6×6 Armoured Closed Cab High Mobility Transporter (HMT) and a flatbed version of the KNDS Dingo 3 4×4 protected support vehicle.

The two configurations are squarely focused on the short-range air defence (SHORAD) and counter-small aerial target (C-SAT) elements of the British Army’s Land Ground Based Air Defence (Land GBAD) programme, which was launched in August 2022.

A Moog RIwP at IAV 2025 mounted on a flatbed version of the KNDS Dingo 3 4×4 protected support vehicle. (Photo: P Felstead)

The RIwP turret shown integrated onto the HMT is a production version that is fully representative of the system currently deployed by the US Army as its Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) solution (now named the Sgt Stout after the posthumous Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Mitchell W Stout).

The RIwP turrets at IAV 2025 were equipped with Thales STARStreak High Velocity Missiles (HVMs), but can, of course, also accommodate Thales Lightweight Multi-role Missiles (LMMs), “demonstrating RIwP’s suitability as the base launcher for the next-generation UK SHORAD capability once the army’s Stormer [air defence] vehicle goes out of service”, Moog stated in a press release.

The RIwP turret integrated onto the HMT was additionally fitted with a 30 mm Bushmaster cannon and 7.62 mm machine gun, showing how the RIwP can offer a ‘layered’ air defence capability that fulfills both the SHORAD and C-SAT roles from a common base platform.

The RIwP can also be used in a direct-fire role for anti-armour applications, leveraging sensors, guns, and missiles that are optimised for neutralising ground targets.

A Moog RIwP at IAV 2025 mounted on a Supacat 6×6 Armoured Closed Cab High Mobility Transporter. (Photo: P Felstead)

“A key differentiator for RIwP over many single-capability turrets is its ability to act as a weapons ‘hub’, giving armed forces the ability to easily swap weapons and sensors to meet emerging threats or changing operational requirements,” Moog stated. “RIwP can be reconfigured within hours to match mission-specific needs while maintaining commonality across turrets.”

The RIwP is additionally underpinned by specialist technologies for which Moog is renowned, including precision motion control, stabilisation and fire control, with the company noting that the RIwP’s “open physical and digital architectures reduce costs and enable continuous upgrades to sensors and effectors throughout the platform’s lifecycle”.

Moog’s RIwP mounted on a Supacat HMT and armed with HVMs, a 30 mm Bushmaster cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun. (Photo: Moog)