German companies Rohde & Schwarz, ESG and Diehl Defence have signed an agreement to further develop a radio, radar, acoustic and optical command and control system called Guardion. The deal is worth €100 million over the next five years with each company contributing up to €50 million.
German companies Rohde & Schwarz, ESG and Diehl Defence have signed an agreement to further develop a radio, radar, acoustic and optical command and control system called Guardion. The system, which was used to protect the G-7 Summit in southern Germany in 2015, can detect the presence of drones in the surrounding airspace and issue countermeasures including shutting down radio frequency bands, jamming GPS signals or releasing high-powered electromagnetic pulses to destroy an aircraft's electronics.