Overview

• The final phase of Project Flytrap ran from July 27 to 31 at Poland’s Bemowo Piskie Training Area and concluded a series of NATO-led counter-drone exercises.
• DroneShield’s RfPatrol sensors and DroneGun Mk4 handheld jammers underwent live trials against low-cost unmanned threats to stress-test layered defense tactics.
• American 2nd Cavalry Regiment troops and Britain’s Royal Yorkshire Regiment teamed with industry engineers to iterate system improvements in dynamic field conditions.
• Exercise findings highlighted that officers at the O-5 level and above need formal data management and software skills to operate evolving C-UAS technologies effectively.
• Lessons learned will guide future C-UAS procurement and doctrine updates under initiatives like the Defense Secretary’s ‘Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance’ memo.