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Leonardo DRS Completes Open-Water Trials of Maritime C-UAS Package

Validation of a modular open-systems approach to remote ship protection paves the way for deployment under a recent NAVSEA contract.

Rendition of a USV using the Leonardo DRS Maritime Mission Equipment Package. Credit: Leonardo DRS Inc/Business Wire.

Overview

  • Leonardo DRS has completed open-water demonstrations of its maritime Mission Equipment Package on small USVs, validating integrated detection, identification and tracking of unmanned aerial and surface threats.
  • The tests featured DRS’s BlackLab passive RF detection system, STAG EO/IR gimbal with advanced thermal cameras and an AI-enabled tactical data management system for sensor fusion.
  • The MEP combines active and passive RF and EO/IR sensors with 4G/5G electronic-warfare capabilities and scalable kinetic and non-kinetic effectors via a modular open-systems approach.
  • The demonstrations respond to Navy demand for cost-effective, distributed C-UAS systems after more than $1 billion was spent on guided missile interceptors in the Red Sea.
  • Leonardo DRS aims to leverage its land-based C-UAS expertise to field the platform-agnostic MEP under its recent NAVSEA contract and enhance fleet protection at the tactical edge.