Diehl Defence has demonstrated the capabilities of two of its drone defence products during test campaigns at the Grafenwoehr military training area.
The company tested the effectiveness of both its Kinetic Defence Vehicle (KDV) and the eMissile CICADA, which is part of the Sky Sphere system, against drone attacks.
“As part of this test campaign, the KDV provided proof of integration and effectiveness, that the threat posed by small drones can be eliminated through successful automatic detection, tracking and engagement,” the company said. “For the engagement of fixed wing drones, the proof of integration of a long-range effector was demonstrated with a successful intercept.”
The KDV combines AI automation, primary detection via radar and electro-optics as well as a secondary effector to defend against small drones at close range and from high-flying fixed wing drones.
The Grafenwoehr campaign also served as a test for the latest system demonstrators of the Sky Sphere drone defence system and the eMissile CICADA, using a container version for the trials. The focus of this campaign was on optimising the sensor-to-shooter chain as well as the interception process in dynamic scenarios and with real hardware.
Sky Sphere is a modular drone defence system for the detection, classification and engagement of drone threats. It can integrate the new electrically powered CICADA eMissile effector, which is being developed specifically for the defence against Class I and Class II drones. CICADA can use either a fragmentation warhead developed by Diehl Defence or a non-lethal net to neutralise drones.
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