DroneShield and Lockheed Martin Collaboration
DroneShield and Lockheed Martin Australia collaborate on Agile Shield Program
DroneShield’s DroneCannon Mk2 wide area non-kinetic effector integrated into Lockheed Martin’s architecture
DroneShield Ltd ("DroneShield" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its collaboration with Lockheed Martin, Australia’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Leadership and Research Laboratory (STELaRLab).
As part of this collaboration, DroneCannon Mk2, DroneShield's wide area non-kinetic effector, has been integrated into Lockheed Martin Australia’s Agile Shield Program.
Agile Shield has been developed under the Next Generation Technologies Fund framework, as part of DST Group’s Counter Improvised Threats Grand Challenge and is initially designed to counter uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS).
Kevin McDonald, STELaRLab’s Integrated Systems Lead for Agile Shield, commented: “The system brings together a number of Australian sensors and effectors with an open mission architecture to provide a rapid, scalable and flexible response to airborne threats. STELaRLab’s contribution included development of the open mission systems architecture and acting as the prime systems integrator.”
“The addition of proven C-UAS jammers, such as DroneCannon Mk2, is part of Agile Shield’s planned transition from the virtual world to field demonstrations which occurred in October 2023.”
Image: DroneCannon Mk2, DroneShield's wide area non-kinetic effector
Red McClintock, DroneShield Sales Director, added: “DroneCannon Mk2 is a globally recognised effector, in use both in the eastern-European theatre, as well as being selected and recommended by the U.S. DoD for base protection requirements. We are excited to be working with Lockheed Martin and DST Group’s Agile Shield program and are looking forward to growing this business relationship.”