Known as BATS, the system has been developed by BAE Systems\u2019 Digital Intelligence business<\/a> to detect, track, identify and defeat hostile drones.<\/p>\nThe company said the scalable counter-uncrewed threat system is designed to provide layered protection for military forces, critical infrastructure and other high-value assets.<\/p>\n
Counter-drone system moves from concept to field testing<\/p>\n
The testing was conducted with MSI-Defence Systems at a secure site in Norfolk, where its firing technology was integrated with BATS to track threats.<\/p>\n
BAE Systems said the trials proved the system\u2019s modular, software-defined approach to countering uncrewed threats. The team also demonstrated the ability to rapidly deploy, dismantle and re-establish BATS in a new location, showing how the system could be repositioned to match operational requirements.<\/p>\n
Louise Heywood, head of strategy at BAE Systems\u2019 Digital Intelligence business, said: \u201cThe test demonstrated exactly what BATS is designed to achieve: rapid deployment, seamless integration and the capability for fast, effective response.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoving from concept to field-based testing in just eight months is a testament to our expertise and the agility of everyone involved. This milestone puts us in a strong position as we continue to develop the system at pace and advance to live-fire trials in August.\u201d<\/p>\n
BATS to progress to live counter-drone trials<\/p>\n
The test validated data capture and analysis, supporting faster and more accurate responses to uncrewed systems at the test site.<\/p>\n
BAE Systems said the system is designed to adapt to changing battlefield conditions by fusing intelligence with rapid decision-making, helping operators detect, identify and respond to drone threats with precision.<\/p>\n
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Hadyn White, senior military adviser at MSI Defence Systems, said the demonstration showed how different parts of the defence ecosystem could work together to defeat a variety of drone threats.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe now have a clear way forward to provide an effective defence against drone technologies, which is crucial for modern warfare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Following the integration and deployment testing, the BATS programme will move to live trials later this summer. These are expected to incorporate both kinetic and non-kinetic countermeasures for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: BAE Systems BAE Systems has completed integration and deployment testing of its Anti-Threat System after moving the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[21224],"tags":[21234,8160,36681,36682],"class_list":["post-83005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bae","tag-bae","tag-bae-systems","tag-bae-systems-anti-threat-system-bats","tag-counter-drone-c-uas"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116920001746966953","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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