Echodyne says its EchoShield radar has been selected and integrated into BAE Systems’ Anti Threat System (BATS), a counter-uncrewed systems capability designed to connect multiple sensors and effectors through a single command-and-control architecture.
According to the companies, EchoShield will provide airspace data intended to support the detection, classification and tracking of uncrewed threats. BAE Systems describes BATS as a modular, software-defined system with an open architecture aimed at integrating both current and future sensors and countermeasures via a secure data core.
The announcement follows recent live trials of BATS in Scotland, where BAE Systems said it demonstrated integration of multiple sensors and effectors through a single command-and-control architecture to identify and respond to drone threats in real time. Echodyne said EchoShield is one of the sensors supporting that interoperable approach.
BAE Systems’ Head of Strategy, Digital Intelligence & Land, Louise Heywood, said the system is designed to provide a common operating picture and to keep humans in control while connecting operators with an appropriate effector. Echodyne CEO Eben Frankenberg said the company’s radar data is intended to support faster and more confident responses against complex drone threats.
The integration underscores continuing demand for counter-UAS technologies as armed forces and critical infrastructure operators look to harden sites and mobile operations against increasingly accessible and capable drones. In practice, the performance of counter-drone systems often depends on the quality of sensor inputs feeding command-and-control software, particularly in cluttered environments and during rapid manoeuvres.
Echodyne said it supplies radars that are integrated into hundreds of counter-UAS systems worldwide, including offerings listed through the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 C-UAS Marketplace. The company also said it recently opened an advanced manufacturing facility in Washington State, with plans to scale capacity to more than 30,000 radars per year.
