Indra demonstrates its anti-drone systems in the Spanish Army's ATLAS25 manoeuvres
- Indra and its role in the Atlas25 military exercises
- Details of the ATLAS25 exercise and its organisation
- Leadership and participation of forces and companies
- Indra's CROW naval anti-drone system
- ARACNE ground-based anti-drone system and sensors
- Complementary solutions and European leadership
- Indra's range of radars and air defence systems
Indra and its role in the Atlas25 military exercises
Indra demonstrated at the ATLAS25 military exercises held in Huelva from 20 to 24 October that it has one of the most advanced and comprehensive solutions on the market for detecting, identifying and neutralising aerial attacks with drones.
Details of the ATLAS25 exercise and its organisation
The ATLAS25 exercise, organised at the Médano del Loro Manoeuvre and Firing Range (Huelva) by the Army's Manoeuvre Support Command (MAM) and led by the 71st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, has been one of the most ambitious exercises carried out in Spain in recent years. It also involved the participation of units from the Army, Navy and Air Force, together with units from the Civil Guard (GC) and the National Police Force (CNP).
Leadership and participation of forces and companies
Under the leadership of the Defence Staff (EMAD), the Spanish Armed Forces have tested the means available to neutralise an air attack and analysed the developments that may be available in the future, assessing the degree of maturity of the different technologies on which the industry is working.
Indra distinguished itself in the manoeuvres by having systems deployed in both the naval and land components of the manoeuvre.
Indra's CROW naval anti-drone system
Its naval anti-drone system, CROW, with its radars and electronic defence systems, was responsible for collecting critical data that was integrated with that collected by the different systems deployed on land through the command and control system developed by the company.
ARACNE ground-based anti-drone system and sensors
On land, the company demonstrated the performance of the ARACNE anti-drone system, which it has developed together with EM&E Group and which will be delivered to the Army this year. The solution's command and control system stood out for its high capacity to fuse information collected by multiple sensors, both proprietary and third-party, and its accuracy in identifying the type of threat and choosing the most appropriate response in each case.
Among the proprietary sensors used during the exercises was the Nemus radar, an advanced small AESA radar designed specifically by the company for tactical solutions such as anti-drone systems.
Complementary solutions and European leadership
All the solutions deployed by Indra in the exercise are complemented by an offering that goes much further and already distinguishes the company as one of the most advanced in Europe in this field, making Indra the company best placed to accelerate the implementation of the future European anti-drone wall.
Indra's range of radars and air defence systems
The company is one of the continent's leading manufacturers of air defence radars, covering long, medium and short ranges, whether with fixed, deployable or highly mobile systems to avoid enemy fire. These capabilities are complemented by space object detection radars, which are essential for neutralising ballistic missile attacks that follow a suborbital trajectory. All of this is reinforced by one of the most sophisticated air defence command and control systems currently available on the continent, the Airdef system, and an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Operations Centre (COAAAS), which is being used by the Army. All of this enables the company to offer comprehensive protection at all levels.