Overview

• Project FlyTrap 4.0, the fourth iteration of a U.S. Army V Corps–led counter-drone exercise, is wrapping up its July 27–31 field trials at Poland’s Bemowo Piskie Training Area.
• Soldiers are integrating DroneShield’s RfPatrol passive detection sensors and DroneGun Mk4 handheld defeat systems with M1127 Stryker Reconnaissance Vehicles to evaluate layered C-UAS performance.
• Extended company- and battalion-level, multi-day operations are testing tactics that combine sensor fusion, electronic warfare and kinetic options against evolving unmanned threats.
• Units from V Corps’ 2nd Cavalry Regiment and the U.K.’s 1st Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment are participating under NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence command structure.
• Findings from FlyTrap 4.0 will directly shape imminent U.S. Army Europe and NATO counter-drone procurement decisions and operational doctrine.