Company / Counter-UAS
Aaronia
German maker of real-time spectrum analysers, antennas and the AARTOS radio-frequency drone detection system.
Strickscheid, GermanyCounter-UAS systems
About the company
About Aaronia
Aaronia AG, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Strickscheid in the Eifel region of Germany, develops measurement and monitoring technology: real-time spectrum analysers, broadband and direction-finding antennas, shielding materials and the related software.
In the unmanned-systems field the company is known for AARTOS, a passive drone detection and tracking system introduced in 2013. It locates drones and their remote controls by analysing the radio spectrum with 3D direction-finding antennas and can be combined with radar, cameras and jammers from partner companies into layered counter-UAS installations.
AARTOS systems are installed at airports, critical infrastructure, prisons, government sites and military facilities; several hundred systems are reported to be in use worldwide.
In the news10 stories
Counter-UAS: Aaronia expands manufacturing with new production site in Bitburg
Counter-UAS systems from Aaronia have been in demand for years, most recently with a 72-million-euro order. The manufacturer is now investing a double-digit million sum in a new site in Bitburg, where production is to start in 2027.
Drone detection from the air: Aaronia presents Aartos Hawk T1 payload at Eurosatory
Drone detection as a five-kilogram payload: Aaronia's Aartos Hawk T1 locates signals via TDOA, even without GPS. Three systems are to locate ground stations at up to 75 kilometres, and the first 100 units are to be delivered this year.
Counter-UAS and air defence in focus: “DroneVation & Defence 2026” continues to grow in Vienna
More than 1,000 visitors, two stages, talks by the Bundesheer, industry and Ukrainian practitioners: the symposium in Vienna spanned counter-UAS, electronic warfare and the lessons learned from Ukraine.
Drone trade fair in Vienna: “DroneVation & Defence” returns for its second edition on 21 May
After 49 exhibitors and around 700 trade visitors at the premiere, organiser Militär Aktuell expects more exhibitors and almost twice as many sponsors for the second “DroneVation & Defence” drone trade fair. The programme expands to two stages.
Counter-drone defence: why electronic systems remain indispensable despite fibre-optic drones
Fibre-optic-guided drones have made electronic countermeasures obsolete – or so a common argument goes. Stephan Kraschansky of Aaronia Austria disagrees and explains the role electronic warfare plays in counter-drone defence.
Counter-drone defence in focus: “DroneVation & Defence” symposium premieres in Vienna
Expert talks, panel discussions and an exhibition on unmanned systems and how to counter them: “DroneVation & Defence” takes place in Vienna for the first time on 23 September. Counter-drone defence is on the agenda, as is critical infrastructure protection.
Counter-UAS and detection: Aaronia shows Zetros 6×6 with Aartos and Aartos X2 tablet at Enforce Tac
A Mercedes Zetros 6×6 with a fully integrated Aartos system and a tablet for mobile display: in Nuremberg, Aaronia presented two world firsts for drone detection and Counter-UAS – many visitors were mainly interested in electronic warfare.
Counter-UAS at “Airpower 2024”: Bundesheer and Aaronia protected Europe's largest air show
When 206 aircraft are in the air at an air show, no illegal drone may interfere. For counter-UAS protection, the Bundesheer relied on its ELDRO element and Aaronia's Aartos system – this year supplemented for the first time by a 28-metre mast.
Counter-drone protection at the Formula 1 Austrian GP: Aaronia secured Zeltweg with Aartos DDS
How can spectators, drivers and crews at a major event be protected from illegal drones? At the Austrian Grand Prix, Aaronia took charge of counter-drone protection – and had to intervene several times.
Counter-drone technology at Eurosatory 2024: Aaronia shows Aartos DDS in Paris
FPV drones avoid common frequencies and thus evade many detection systems. In Paris, Aaronia relies on ultra-wideband monitoring, a programmable Smart Jammer and the Spectran V6 MIL spectrum analyser – counter-drone capability from a single source.
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