Development and future plans for anti-drone swarm system
The trial was followed by the system delivered by Team HERSA – a joint enterprise between UK MOD’s Defense Equipment & Support and Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) – earlier this year.
The Army’s Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit and 7 Air Defense Group completed the live firing trial at a range in West Wales, where they successfully targeted and engaged an unmanned aerial system, in a first for the British Armed Forces.
This trial has paved the way for the UK Army’s air defense personnel to explore and exercise the weapon system’s potential in different configurations across a variety of range environments, threat types, and engagement scenarios.