Arbe Robotics has announced its entry into the counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) market with the Alerion C-UAS radar.
Alerion is a compact 4D imaging radar that is designed to detect and track drone threats including FPV, mini, autonomous and fibre-optic drones. Arbe says the system has been successfully field-tested for defence applications and is currently being evaluated by C-UAS integrators. “The Alerion ultra-high-resolution radar can detect the drone itself rather than its emissions, so it holds the track however the drone is controlled,” the company said in a 14 September press release.
“Drone threats have become one of the most urgent security challenges worldwide, and detection of small drones is a current weakness where defenders are highly exposed,” said Ram Machness, CEO of Arbe. “Alerion brings the highly detailed sensing capabilities Arbe has spent years developing for automotive – resolving small objects in dense clutter – to counter-drone defense in a compact platform designed for broad deployment. This opens a significant new market for Arbe.”
Alerion is designed as a layer within multi-sensor C-UAS architectures, holding the track continuously from first detection to minimum range. It has been designed to separate drones from birds, vehicles, buildings and vegetation.
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