In recent live trials in Scotland, BATS linked multiple sensors and countermeasures through a single command-and-control system and showed it could identify and respond to drone threats in real time, Echodyne said. The platform can work with existing air-defense and command systems and take on new sensors and countermeasures.
“EchoShield contributes a precise, data-rich airspace picture,” said Louise Heywood, head of strategy for BAE Systems Digital Intelligence & Land. Heywood said the platform gives operators a single view of the airspace, helping them identify and confirm threats and choose a response while retaining control.
EchoShield uses Echodyne’s proprietary metamaterials electronically scanned array technology in a compact, lightweight radar with low power requirements. “Every decision and every effect is only as good as the sensor data beneath it,” said Eben Frankenberg, Echodyne’s chief executive.
Echodyne says the radar can maintain consistent tracking at fixed sites, in rapidly deployable configurations and on moving platforms. BATS is designed for fixed, semi-mobile and mobile operations, from defending individual sites to protecting wider areas.
Echodyne says its radars are integrated into hundreds of counter-drone systems worldwide, many of which are available through the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 C-UAS Marketplace. The company recently opened a manufacturing facility in Washington state and expects its production capacity to exceed 30,000 radars a year over time.
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