Meet this Innovative Platform against Malicious UASs

Meet this Innovative Platform against Malicious UASs

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The US Air Force has been enhancing its anti-unmanned aircraft capabilities with innovative technologies. An $18 million follow-on contract for the delivery of numerous containerized anti-unmanned aircraft systems, or C-AUDS has been recently granted to Liteye Systems.

This containerized system features a state-of-the art operator suite, hardened for use in any climate, that can easily be moved between locations. The platforms innovative design allows for the ability to “Bolt on” new technologies in the future as threats evolve in the field.

The US version of the AUDS system first deployed with the US Army in late 2016 and has fast become the go to defense system in combat. With many systems already in the field providing real world experience, against very real threats, the company is developing more advanced capabilities that can be layered into their solutions.

These advancements will be needed to combat the growing threat today, and for years to come, from the fast growing unmanned or robotic systems market, according to uasvision.com.

The AUDS system combines electronic-scanning radar target detection, electro-optical (EO) tracking, classification and directional RF inhibition capability. It is a smart-sensor and effector package capable of remotely detecting small UAS and then tracking and classifying them before providing the option to disrupt their activity.

The system may be used in remote or urban areas to prevent UAS being used for terrorist attacks, espionage or other malicious activities against sites with critical infrastructure, according to the company website.

“The unmanned systems industry is innovating at an incredible rate.” said Kenneth Geyer, CEO of Liteye, “Unfortunately with all the great benefits that provides it also spawns the rogue operator who uses that tech in a malicious way.”

Liteye’s close partner companies of Pratt & Miller, Numerica, and Chess Dynamics form the core team that is producing the new C-AUDS variant.

The company is now deploying and supporting their AUDS, M-AUDS, M-AUDS-KE, and C-AUDS variants of their CUAS system. All four have the capabilities to detect, track, identify, and defeat enemy UAS with layers of different technologies coming together to create a solid line of defense.

The new systems will all be delivered in the next 120 days.