ARDRONIS - Drone defense on the move
Malicious and non-cooperative drones – particularly first person view (FPV), one way attack (OWA) and intelligence gathering drones – continue to represent significant threats to armed forces. These threats apply especially to ground based units operating at the tactical edge against highly capable peer adversaries, often in extremely contested and complex operating environments. The ability to equip tactical ground vehicles with the means to detect, identify, track and disrupt these types of threats is rapidly emerging as a critical requirement for armed forces operating in both permissive and non-permissive environments.
Legacy platforms, such as armored personnel carriers, armored fighting vehicles, command and control vehicles, special operations and fire support vehicles are less likely to be compatible with new, currently available ounter-drone technologies.
Newer platforms often accommodate counter-drone compatibility from the start of the design phase. However, integration of state-of-the-art counter-drone technologies into large fleets of legacy vehicles can pose significant challenges. Limited power supplies, space constraints, weight, varying dynamic range, electromagnetic interference and high costs present major hurdles to retrofitting projects.
