Rohde & Schwarz to Demonstrate STANAG-Compliant C-UAS Solution "ARDRONIS" at NATO TIE 2026

Munich – May 14, 2026 – Rohde & Schwarz is set to demonstrate its "ARDRONIS" counter-drone (C-UAS) suite at the "NATO Technical Interoperability Exercise (TIE) 2026" held in the Netherlands. The system has been confirmed to meet NATO's STANAG requirements and fully comply with the SAPIENT standard protocol for integrated counter-drone missions.

NATO TIE is held to verify the interoperability of civilian and military technologies for detecting and neutralizing drone threats within realistic operational environments across NATO territories. This demonstration will specifically validate the ability to detect, track, and disrupt hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that utilize commercial cellular networks—a challenge for which few solutions have previously existed.

The demonstration focuses on two Rohde & Schwarz counter-drone products. ARDRONIS Locate Compact is a compact and robust system that automatically performs direction finding and triangulation of video downlink signals from drones. It is suitable for rapid deployment in harsh environments, ranging from critical infrastructure like airports to military operations. R&S®Probe Observer utilizes existing communication infrastructure to identify UAVs controlled via cellular networks with industry-leading accuracy. It provides 360-degree coverage with minimized false alarms and real-time notifications for protection spanning from single facilities to national scales.

By combining these two solutions, the company has achieved the first system capable of detecting and neutralizing both RF-controlled and cellular-controlled drones. This proves reliable operational performance in the field and seamless integration with NATO's counter-drone architecture.

Operation under full-scale conditions with expert evaluation demonstrates the reliability of the ARDRONIS family and deepens the partnership between Rohde & Schwarz and the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), particularly its Integrated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance group.

Tim Kittel, Senior Product Manager for Network Analytics at Rohde & Schwarz, stated: "Participation in the NATO Technical Interoperability Exercise is a prime opportunity to show that our ARDRONIS suite not only meets rigorous STANAG and SAPIENT standards but also possesses practical, end-to-end capabilities to protect critical assets from the emerging threat of cellular-controlled drones. This demonstration will prove our system's reliability, scalability, and seamless integration with the NATO counter-drone architecture."