Defense technology firm V2X has unveiled its new Tempest combat vehicle at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2025 exposition.
According to the company, Tempest is purpose-built for fast, low-profile missions where mobility and survivability are critical. The vehicle can detect, track, and neutralize Class 2 and Class 3 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) even in adverse weather, before repositioning to avoid enemy counterfire.
On display at the V2X stand was a prototype outfitted with two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and a compact tactical radar system.
The radar suite, the company says, provides multi-mission capability—supporting air surveillance, hostile fire detection, and UAS tracking within a unified architecture. The system is designed to handle overlapping mission types either sequentially or concurrently, depending on operational requirements.
As noted by V2X, “Tempest is a rugged, commercially based combat vehicle engineered for rapid, low-exposure missions.” The company emphasizes that the vehicle’s core concept is built around mobility, threat detection, and autonomous or operator-directed engagement using off-the-shelf technologies.
V2X is also offering a trailer-mounted version of the Tempest system for static or semi-fixed operations, including base defense and airfield perimeter protection. The modular radar component enables the platform to transition between mobile and stationary configurations without losing situational awareness or tracking fidelity.
According to company officials at AUSA, the radar suite integrated on the Tempest vehicle supports a wide range of applications at what V2X calls an “unparalleled price-performance ratio.” Its threat library and target classification capabilities are built to identify drones, indirect fire, and manned rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, providing flexible 3D surveillance and cueing support for kinetic interceptors or electronic countermeasures.
The use of the Hellfire missile launcher configuration is aimed at bringing heavier lethality to compact, mobile UAS defense systems. The integration is designed for short-duration “shoot-and-scoot” missions, allowing the vehicle to fire and rapidly withdraw from its firing position before adversaries can locate and respond.