What has been quietly whispered for a long time seems to be coming to an end, regarding the creation of a Greek anti-drone system, a "killer" of the Turkish squadrons from equipped unmanned aircraft.
The Turks report that the Hellenic National Center for Research and Technological Development (EKETA/IPTHIL) has announced that the tests of the Greek aerial platform against UAVs are in the final stage.
While the research team is ready to move into the final phase of real-world testing, EKETA is in discussions with private companies for commercial use.
In this context, according to the news, EKETA/IPTIL participated in the planning in the context of ALADDIN, a European project that started in 2020.
With this project, the development of an anti-UAV system is planned. Deep learning methodologies and various types of embedded sensors will be used to detect, and neutralize unauthorized and potentially hostile UAVs.
According to the news, the system in question participated in the data race within the framework of the International Conference on Military Communication and Information Systems (ICMCIS 2021).
The competition was organized by the NATO Information and Communications Service in May 2021. The system based on the correlation and fusion of data from multiple sensors and based on Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies took 1st place.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of EKETA Dimitris Tzovaras made the following statements on the matter: "The unmanned vehicle detection system developed by EKETA has two meanings. Both are the result of using the information generated in our research.
This system will provide important solutions in the field of security and protection of the state and citizens, as well as promote innovation and the knowledge economy for the benefit of society.
For these reasons, we are pleased to be in the final stages of optimizing it and are very optimistic that we will resume commercial use soon.”
As long as the system passes these tests, as well as the others that may be required, it is almost certain that we will see it in our country's arsenal, not only on behalf of the Armed Forces, but also for guarding sensitive places, such as the Parliament, and other public buildings of the country.
The system automatically tracks and recognizes enemy drones and decides how to react and what weapon to use for neutralization, EKETA said in a statement.
For the development and commercial exploitation of the system, EKETA collaborates with the company SAS Technology, which has also developed the first armed drone of Greek design.
In a reasonable future period, our country will be able to set up "watchdogs" in the Aegean to catch "Turkish owls", i.e. Turkish drones - UAVs.
The Institute of Information Technology and Communications of the National Center for Research and Technological Development (EKETA/IPTIL) within the H2020 European project ALADDIN, participated in the design, development and evaluation of an anti-UAV system (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) as an integrated solution to the growing problem of the SCIENCE threat by building on a state-of-the-art system and enhancing it with research into various detection and countermeasures technologies and functions.
In conjunction with the project concerning the Greek ARCHYTAS drone, in which we are entering the planning phase of an unmanned aerial vehicle production program, in which we will then integrate technologies related to observation and the ability to fire either with a configuration that can carry a machine gun, or small missiles, Greece, whatever many say, is really moving in the right direction.
