Quadro tethered UAV. (Photo: Zenith AeroTech)
Hexa, Quad 8, and Quadro tethered UAVs from Zenith AeroTech will incorporate the DroneSentry-C2TM C2 system from DroneShield, the two companies announced on 19 May.
This will ‘provide enhanced drone detection capabilities, along with a range of countermeasures’, they added.
An Echodyne EchoFlight radar is also being added to the heavy-lift tethered UAVs to simplify mission planning.
‘By putting a detection capability on a TAV, which typically flies at 400 feet, you get better range than if you were to have these systems on a pole or ground vehicle,’ said Zenith Aerotech CEO Kutlay Kaya.
He added: ‘Also, your alerts will be more accurate because, at elevation, you’ve eliminated clutter.’
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Estonian-made equipment is being put through the toughest of evaluations in the hands of Ukrainian soldiers resisting the full-scale Russian invasion which began in 2022. The country has long seen the threat and is continuing to adapt for the future.
Estonia is looking to boost its local defence industry with directed funding, industry parks, support through international orders for equipment and rapid prototyping.
The UK has recently deployed a Type 45 destroyer to Cyprus and has bolstered its presence in the Middle East in recent weeks with supporting air power to protect neighbouring countries’ air defences.
Intended to sustain Operation Epic Fury against Iran, efforts to increase the production of weapons and ammunition could expose long-standing weaknesses in the US defence industrial base.
The latest escalation between Iran and Israel could shape New Delhi’s next-generation shield as India deepens cooperation with Israel on missile defence and drone production.
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