Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced the launch of HawkGuard, a new active protection system designed to intercept hostile drones and other aerial threats, which will be unveiled at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC.
The new system expands IAI’s multi-layered Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) defense architecture, adding a kinetic interception capability to its existing detection, identification, electronic warfare, and command and control technologies.
HawkGuard combines radar and electro-optical sensors with AI-enabled command and control technology to detect and track aerial threats. It then deploys interceptor drones to neutralize hostile targets through direct impact, without using explosive warheads.
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