Interceptor drone A1-Falke: Bundeswehr shows Argus Interception system at NATO exercise in Hamburg
At “Red Storm Bravo” in Hamburg, the spotlight was on the A1-Falke interceptor drone: the Bundeswehr presented the net-capture system from Argus Interception that it has only just taken over. 160 systems are to be delivered by 2027.
In Hamburg, the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) demonstrated the A1-Falke interceptor drone from Argus Interception during the three-day NATO exercise “Red Storm Bravo”. The exercise was intended to improve coordination between the Bundeswehr and civilian authorities when troops and military equipment are moved to NATO's eastern flank.
Only one day earlier, Argus Interception had announced that the autonomous net interceptor drone A1-Falke had been successfully handed over to the Bundeswehr. According to the magazine “Der Spiegel”, a total of 24 systems will go to the Bundeswehr in 2025, rising to 160 by 2027.
How the interceptor drone works
The A1-Falke is a quadcopter weighing less than 25 kilograms into which various detection systems can be integrated. Radars, LiDAR sensors and optical cameras enable both remote-controlled and autonomous operation – coordinated for single drones as well as for entire swarms.
The A1-Falke can fire up to three nets measuring 4×4 or 7×7 metres at drones to be intercepted. It then flies captured aircraft weighing up to several kilograms to a safe drop point, where it releases them automatically. The stated interception probability is over 95 per cent.
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