ART has performed an additional field validation of ART Midrange 3D counter unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) radar, a high-performance sensor that detects & tracks very small UAS kilometers away and that provides a direct measurement of their flight altitude.
ART has performed an additional field validation of ART Midrange 3D counter unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) radar, a high-performance sensor that detects & tracks very small UAS kilometers away and that provides a direct measurement of their flight altitude.
In this demonstration exercise held at the DronePort technology center in Saint-Truiden (Belgium) and in the presence of representatives of NATO, the European Commission, the Belgian Ministry of Defense, Brussels Airport and the port of Antwerp, as well as different Belgian companies in the security and defense sector, ART presented, in collaboration with the Belgian company Senhive, the fourth generation of the system that was awarded in the MITRE Challenge of 2016.
ART Midrange 3D enables a more effective surveillance, monitoring and safety of air traffic. The radar has a 3D multi-beam antenna system and an additional high-power stage that makes possible the detection and tracking of small UAS at a distance of up to 3 kilometers and at a height of up to 1 kilometer. ART has also a long-range version that can detect a drone at more than 6 kilometers away.
ART Midrange 3D radar can be complemented with electro-optical platforms, radiofrequency sensors, countermeasure devices and ART HMI command and control software for an industry-leading integrated C-UAS solution. Thanks to this technological innovation, ART gives a solution to the safety and security challenges presented by the use of small UAS and to support upcoming unmanned traffic management (UTM) applications.
Recently, aviation authorities closed the airspace at Adolfo Suárez – Madrid Barajas international airport due to the presence of drones in a situation that jeopardized the security, defense and regulation of aviation around the Spanish capital.
