OpenWorks has partnered with BAE Systems’ Digital Intelligence team to integrate Vision Flex into its Anti Threat System (BATS), which is designed to detect, track, classify and counter uncrewed threats.
When a potential threat is identified, sensor data is fed into BATS’ command-and-control system, where operators assess and interrogate the information to establish whether the threat is genuine. Once confirmed, operational teams determine the most appropriate response, selecting from kinetic or non-kinetic effectors to neutralise the threat. OpenWorks’ modular optical sensor, Vision Flex, adds surveillance, tracking and classification of highly dynamic threats at long range.
BATS recently completed two weeks of live trials in Scotland.
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Image: BATS (BAE Systems)
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