Overview

• Project FlyTrap 4.0, led by U.S. Army V Corps and British partners, runs through August across Germany and Poland to refine joint counter-drone operations.
• On July 29, soldiers from 7th Army Training Command, the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Joint Multinational Training Group–Ukraine executed the U.S. Army’s first live grenade drop from a UAS using DroneShield’s DroneGun Mk4.
• At Bemowo Piskie Training Area on July 29, soldiers displayed the Terrestrial Layer System Manpack to the visiting U.S. Ambassador to NATO, showcasing static counter-drone capabilities.
• Forces are trialing new cyber-electromagnetic spectrum defenses alongside electronic-warfare measures to deter advanced unmanned aerial threats.
• DroneShield’s 11 years of CUAS deployments—nearly 4,000 units across 40 countries—plus combat use in Ukraine underpin the drills’ emphasis on proven counter-drone technologies.