Indra successfully tests its Nemus active defence radar on Leopard battle tanks
Indra has successfully tested its Nemus radar for active protection against drones and projectiles on Leopard battle tanks at the Spanish Army’s Armored Units Instruction Center (CENAD) in Zaragoza.
The exercises were carried out in the presence of brigadier general Luis Sanz Muñoz, the director of procurement of the Army’s Logistics Command (MALE), together with Army personnel and Indra’s team of engineers.
The purpose of the tests was to check that the Nemus radar can be integrated into the Leopard platform. The exercises were a continuation of the tests on the same system carried out by Indra in July at the Army’s Radio Evaluation and Experimentation Center (CEAR) in Guadalajara.
The Nemus system, the most advanced of its class in Europe, is based on a small and lightweight AESA electronic scanning radar that’s been designed for installation on mechanized vehicles and tanks to detect, identify and track drones, micro-drones and all kinds of projectiles, ranging from anti-tank missiles and grenade launchers to arrow-type munitions that reach supersonic speeds, with the aim of activating the necessary countermeasures to neutralize them.
The system is equipped with intelligence to identify false targets and withstand the adversary’s attempts to interfere with its functioning through jamming techniques. It can also be distinguished from other systems due to its ability to operate in extremely wet, cold and hot weather conditions.
This technology developed by Indra is key to guaranteeing the sovereignty and autonomy of any European army, given that it’s vital for activity in modern theaters of operations, which require massive use of relatively low-cost drones but constitute a major threat to high-value assets such as the Leopard.
The system is one of the cutting-edge solutions the company is developing to digitize military vehicles and endow them with intelligence. Indra has enhanced its standing in the land platform market after acquiring control of Tess Defence, promoting its Indra Land Vehicles subsidiary, and establishing partnerships and agreements with key players in the industry.
