Royal Navy’s Dragon Rider Trials Prove Drone Armada Concept Over 200 Miles of Southern England

Exercise Dragon Rider, conducted by the Maritime Aviation Strike Operational Advantage Group across more than 200 miles of southern England - from the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall to Somerset and Salisbury Plain - proved that a fleet of drones scouting ahead of the main body of helicopters, jets and ships is no longer a theoretical ambition but a deployable capability.

A week-long exercise integrating multiple uncrewed systems with Wildcat helicopters, Royal Marines and ship commanders has demonstrated that long-range drone network operations are ready for Royal Navy use now – and signals the next phase of UK hybrid maritime capability development. The Royal Navy has completed a landmark series of trials demonstrating that multiple uncrewed […]

Cambridge Pixel Validates SAPIENT-Compliant Radar Processing at NATO Counter-UAS Exercise in Romania

Image: SPX Technologies BlackTalon C-UAS System Deployed at LCI-X Crucible 1-26 Event

A successful demonstration at NATO’s first Layered Counter-UAS Initiative exercise underlines the growing operational importance of open standards in counter-drone integration – and the competitive advantage available to UK suppliers building to SAPIENT compliance. Cambridge Pixel has demonstrated its radar processing software at a major NATO counter-UAS exercise in Romania, validating its SAPIENT-compliant technology in […]