HENSOLDT improves German Armed Forces' drone defence capabilities – ASUL capability upgrade commissioned
Taufkirchen, Germany, May 15, 2025 - The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned the sensor specialist/solution provider HENSOLDT to enhance the functional capabilities of the ASUL defence system against unmanned aircraft systems.
ASUL is part of a comprehensive air defence system: The modular counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) with a scalable sensor-effector mix of complementary active and passive radar systems, electro-optical sensors and a versatile range of countermeasures enables small unmanned aircraft systems to be detected, classified and identified in real time and successfully combated.
ASUL was developed by HENSOLDT subsidiary ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and handed over to the German Armed Forces in 2022. Since then, ASUL has proven itself comprehensively in a variety of scenarios, providing valuable operational experience. Building on this experience and the latest technological developments, HENSOLDT will now expand ASUL in a targeted manner to deliver the capability enhancements required by the soldiers of the Bundeswehr.
"For more than ten years now, we have been developing pioneering C-UAS solutions for various operational scenarios in the field of internal and external security as a system integrator. Our scalable multi-sensor, multi-effector solutions enable information, command and control superiority for the operator through our Elysion Mission Core. The system has proven itself many times in the field, including at the 2015 G7 summit in Elmau. The Elysion Mission Core uses powerful, AI-supported algorithms to merge all available data in near real time and offers suitable options for action as reliable decision support for the operators. We see ourselves as a pioneer in the field of C-UAS. With innovative sensor technology and our software-driven improvements, we contribute to the greatest possible protection against threats from uncooperative drones as part of a holistic, highly networked air defence system," said Daniela Hildenbrand, Head of Counter-UAS Solutions at HENSOLDT.
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Ulrich-Joachim Müller
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