DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program is unlike any other that you’ve seen, and during recent tests at Eglin Air Force Base, it demonstrated a Counter-Unmanned Air System (C-UAS) multi-layer defense architecture to defeat unauthorized drone intrusions over military installations or operations. This low-cost reusable drone interceptor system doesn’t use lasers or sonic weapons, but rather streamers.
How does it work? It neutralizes tactically-relevant drones using a newly-developed X band radar that automatically senses and identifies unmanned aerial system threats before pairing targets to specific interceptors through an automated decision engine tied to a command and control system. It then launches and guides rotary and fixed wing interceptors with two types of drone countermeasures while on the move, all without operator intervention.
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Because we were focusing on protecting mobile assets, the program emphasized solutions with a small footprint in terms of size, weight, and power. This also allows for more affordable systems and less operators,” said MFP program manager Gregory Avicola in DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office.
