UK Buys Drone Dome Counter-UAS System from Rafael
According to the report, the United Kingdom will receive the radar detection, electro-optical (EO) identification and communication jamming elements of the system, but not the hard-kill laser
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 15/08/2018
Photo: Rafael
The United Kingdom has procured the Drone Dome counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS), Israeli manufacturer Rafael confirmed to Jane’s on Tuesday.
The selection of the Drone Dome comes eight months after it was demonstrated to the UK government in January. According to Rafael, the United Kingdom is to receive the radar detection, electro-optical (EO) identification and communication jamming elements of the system, but not the hard-kill laser.
Detection is provided by a combination of a RADA Innovative Defense Electronics RPS-42 pMHR S-band multimission 90° hemispheric radar (four radars to give full 360° coverage), the Controp MEOS electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) surveillance suite, and the NetSense Wideband detection sensor developed by Netline; command-and-control is provided by a command console; and the effector can be the Lite Beam laser, the C-Guard RD jammer, or even a high-pressured water gun depending on the threat.
The radar usually has a detection range of about 50 km for a target the size of a transport aircraft, but for the class of target that it is looking for in its Drone Dome application the radar would typically provide a detection range of between 3.5 km and 10 km.
No details pertaining to delivery timelines or contract values were disclosed.
[Source: Jane’s]
According to the report, the United Kingdom will receive the radar detection, electro-optical (EO) identification and communication jamming elements of the system, but not the hard-kill laser
Photo: Rafael
The United Kingdom has procured the Drone Dome counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS), Israeli manufacturer Rafael confirmed to Jane’s on Tuesday.
The selection of the Drone Dome comes eight months after it was demonstrated to the UK government in January. According to Rafael, the United Kingdom is to receive the radar detection, electro-optical (EO) identification and communication jamming elements of the system, but not the hard-kill laser.
Detection is provided by a combination of a RADA Innovative Defense Electronics RPS-42 pMHR S-band multimission 90° hemispheric radar (four radars to give full 360° coverage), the Controp MEOS electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) surveillance suite, and the NetSense Wideband detection sensor developed by Netline; command-and-control is provided by a command console; and the effector can be the Lite Beam laser, the C-Guard RD jammer, or even a high-pressured water gun depending on the threat.
The radar usually has a detection range of about 50 km for a target the size of a transport aircraft, but for the class of target that it is looking for in its Drone Dome application the radar would typically provide a detection range of between 3.5 km and 10 km.
No details pertaining to delivery timelines or contract values were disclosed.
[Source: Jane’s]
