ASUL is a modular counter-small unmanned aircraft system designed for real-time detection, classification, identification and engagement of small UAS. It combines active and passive radars, electro-optical sensors and a range of countermeasures into a single system, with AI-supported Elysion Mission Core software fusing sensor and effector data and providing decision support to operators.
Until now, ASUL effectors were limited to soft-kill measures, but this capability is being expanded to include kinetic countermeasures. Hensoldt is integrating a Kongsberg weapon station into a 10-foot container, adapted for weapons already in service with the German Armed Forces, and introducing a new command container to enable close coordination between commanders and operators.
Depending on the threat situation, each ASUL system can be equipped with several kinetic effectors to secure large areas, including against UAS protected from soft-kill measures. ASUL has been in operational use since 2022, and Hensoldt says it is continuing to expand the system based on operational experience and current technological developments.
