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HENSOLDT
HENSOLDT Xpeller
Proven airport-grade C-UAS from a Tier-1 European prime.
Xpeller is the most widely referenced airport-deployed C-UAS in Europe — selected by Deutsche Flugsicherung and installed at Frankfurt and Munich after drone-related closures. It is modular: HENSOLDT's Spexer radars, Kickstart RF detectors, ARGOS-II EO/IR camera and Smart Responder jammer can be scaled to venue size. The Xpeller C2 is ICAO Annex 17 aligned and can hand tracks to airport ATC over ASTERIX. EU dual-use licensed (no ITAR), simplifying GCC exports. Effector layer can be extended with Diehl Defence kinetic options where rules allow.
HENSOLDT Xpeller
counter · uas · base · air · defence
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas base air defence
- Launched
- 2016
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 0
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection modes | Radar (Spexer 2000) + RF (Kickstart) + EO/IR (ARGOS-II) |
| Radar range | Up to 20 km (micro-UAS, open) |
| RF detection range | Up to 5 km |
| Effector options | Smart Responder jammer (soft-kill), optional Diehl kinetic |
| Airport certification | ICAO Annex 17, EASA-compliant, DFS-fielded |
| C2 interfaces | ASTERIX to ATC, REST to SOC, MQTT to IoT |
| Export control | EU dual-use, German BAFA licence |
| Climate rating | -40 to +71 degC (sand/dust rated) |
Compatibility
Works with
- Handoff to Diehl Defence IRIS-T SL effector for military customers
- Integrates with EUROCONTROL SWIM and airport AODB
- Slave mode under Thales EagleSHIELD or FAAD C2
- Modular — radar-only / RF-only variants for smaller regional airports
Certifications
Approvals
EASA-compliant
NATO codified
BSI IT-Grundschutz
EU dual-use licensed
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Drone-closure mitigation at major European and Gulf hubs.
Use case 2
Hajj-season airspace protection at JED.
Use case 3
Hand-off to national air-defence during state visits.
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