The company tested its system with the new standard protocol for counter-UAS missions during the NATO Technical Interoperability Exercise (TIE) 2023

Rohde & Schwarz proved its ARDRONIS Locate Compact system for use in counter unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) is fully compliant with the new Sensing for Asset Protection with Integrated Electronic Networked Technology (SAPIENT) standard protocol during the NATO Technical Interoperability Exercise (TIE) 2023 in the Netherlands.

ARDRONIS Locate Compact can be used to monitor large areas requiring more antennas and radio direction finders. It is suitable for fixed installations such as airports and large industrial or military facilities, as well as for semi-transportable systems that can be set up and operated by a single person for short-term area surveillance.

Integrated with SAPIENT, which allows data from sensors, effectors, and cyber to be converted into a common language and shared across networks supporting the CUAV mission, the solution automatically detects and identifies drones based on their broadband video radio signals.

The C-UAS TIE 2023 tested counter-drone technologies to ensure different systems could communicate and work together instantly. It was organised by the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency in Vredepeel from 12 to 22 September. It gathered civilian and military specialists and over 60 industry participants.

Rohde & Schwarz said it is committed to supporting NATO’s standardisation system, ensuring its products comply with SAPIENT, and is working to simplify integrating its system into larger systems.

Anne Stephan, Vice President of Critical Infrastructure & Network, Rohde & Schwarz, said, “We are excited to launch ARDRONIS Locate Compact in November. We are committed to advancing and testing the SAPIENT interface and supporting the standardisation system of NATO. Our goal is to simplify the integration of our system into larger systems.”