On June 1, 2023, a cooperation agreement was concluded between Helmut-Schmidt-University and Argus Interception GmbH on the implementation of joint research work in the field of Counter-sUAS systems. This agreement forms the basis for industrializing the results obtained in the research projects. https://argus-interception.com
UAS defence systems
Under the leadership of Helmut Schmidt University, the first fully comprehensive drone defense system is being set up at Hamburg Airport in collaboration with all project partners.
Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer handed over the funding decision for the “FALKE” project to the participating consortium partners on December 10, 2019. HSU will receive around 800,000 euros of this funding to finance three research assistants over a period of three years.
Air traffic is an important link in an internationally networked society. Disruptions, particularly at hubs of closely timed and networked air traffic, have a significant global impact.
Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in control zones are increasingly jeopardizing the operation of commercial airports. Last year, 125 obstructions were registered at German airports. The risk to people and aircraft as well as the economic damage are considerable.
There is currently no known comprehensive and integrated overall solution for intercepting unwanted UAS at airports.
An overall technical and organizational concept will be developed and demonstrated at Hamburg Airport as an example, from the detection of an unwanted UAS to the automated deployment of an interceptor UAS for its safe removal, taking into account all areas of competence and responsibility and with clearly defined processes and interfaces.
One of the special features of the project is that, for the first time, all stakeholders involved in the process are working together to jointly define a technology platform. This will then be used as a “blueprint” for other airports.
Together with the companies Hensoldt and EuroAvionics, the team from the Chair of Electrical Measurement Technology will develop the technology for the automated capture, the so-called “dog fight”, and the automated removal of a UAS operating illegally at the airport.
The project partners are:
- Bundespolizei
- DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Flughafen Hamburg GmbH
- Hensoldt Sensors GmbH
- Helmut-Schmidt-Universität (Consortium leader)
- EuroAvionics GmbH
- Frequentis Comsoft GmbH
The associated partners are:
- Ministry of Economics, Transport and Innovation of the Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism; Ministry of Justice and Security; Netherlands;
“FALKE II”
We have decisively developed our FALKE counter-sUAS-UAS into FALKE II and have already successfully demonstrated it to the former Minister of Defense, Ms. Lambrecht, and the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, General Breuer.
This time, at the end of June 2023, we accepted the invitation from the Austrian Armed Forces to take part in the RedFlag2 exercise. FALKE II was successfully used to intercept moving enemy UAVs at long distances and was able to decisively exceed all the “hard-kill” option parameters applied.
Result: All 11 predetermined targets were hit with the first shot!
Automated interceptor drones
- Fully automated with constant intervention by the operator (legally: assistance system for drone pilots)
- Dynamic dog-fight
- Mobile and stationary for 24/7 operation
- Automated removal to freely definable storage locations
- Modular system with standard interfaces can be connected to the C3 system
- Speed up to 100km/h
- Size: 1.4m in diameter
- Weight: <20kg
- Compressed air powered Netlauncher
- Multi-sensor system
- AI-supported image processing
- Motion analysis and trajectory prediction
- Intelligent interception strategies for an automated interception process
Please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr.–Ing. G. Scholl or Dr.–Ing. R. Heynicke for informations.
Letzte Änderung: 29. August 2024