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Nachstbereichschutzsystem MANTIS -LRB- Modular , Automatic and Network capable Targeting and Interception System -RRB- , formerly titled as NBS-C-RAM -LRB- counter-rocket , artillery and mortar -RRB- , is the latest very short-range protection system of the German Army , intended for base-protection , particularly in Afghanistan .. German Army. German Army. It is produced by Rheinmetall Air Defence , a subsidiary of Rheinmetall of Germany .. Rheinmetall Air Defence. Oerlikon Contraves. Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall. Germany. Germany. It is a part of the army 's future SysFla air-defence project .. The NBS C-RAM system is supposed to detect , track and shoot down incoming projectiles before they can reach their target within very close range .. The system itself is based on Oerlikon Contraves ' Skyshield air defence gun system .. Skyshield. Skyshield. An NBS C-RAM system consists of six 35mm automatic guns -LRB- capable of firing 1,000 rounds per minute -RRB- , a ground control unit and two sensor units .. The entire system is fully automated .. The guns fire programmable `` Ahead '' ammunition , developed by Rheinmetall Weapons and Munitions - Switzerland -LRB- formerly Oerlikon Contraves Pyrotec -RRB- .. Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall. The ammunition carries a payload of 152 tungsten projectiles weighing 3.3 g each .. The German Army has ordered a first batch of two systems , with more being planned .. German Army. German Army. These two systems cost around $ 110.8 million , plus another $ 20 million for training and documentation purposes .. In a follow-on contract , worth around $ 13.4 million , Rheinmetall will also deliver the corresponding ammunition to the German Army .. German Army. German Army. Rheinmetall. Rheinmetall. The German Bundeswehr took over the first MANTIS system on January 1 , 2011 .