America and Britain gear up with Project Flytrap to bring anti-drone kit to the battlefield

video The US Army, alongside British and other NATO partners, is testing the latest counter-drone kit at a training area in Germany. Early feedback is promising, even if most of the hardware isn't American-made.

Project Flytrap, a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) exercise led by the US and UK, is conducting trials of systems to detect, track, and jam unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) following the widespread use of cheap drones in the Russia–Ukraine war.

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The testing is using Wingman drone detection kit from Danish company MyDefence, which monitors the airwaves for incoming UAVs. This is mated with the Pitbull [PDF] jamming system, carried by troops on the ground, that promises to be able to jam a drone's control systems and cause the operator to lose control.

"Every single soldier needs to be a counter UAS expert," said ...