Supplier
Leonardo DRS
Leonardo DRS Windshear C-UAS
Fixed-site C-UAS for airport and base protection.
Windshear is Leonardo DRS's fixed-site counter-UAS offering, combining radar, RF and EO/IR sensors with layered kinetic and non-kinetic defeat options. Built with US defence integration in mind, it suits shared civil-military GCC installations where mutual-aid C2 interoperability is required.
Leonardo DRS Windshear C-UAS
counter · uas
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas
- Launched
- 2020
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 1
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection range | Up to 10 km (Class 1) |
| RF detection range | Up to 8 km |
| Spectrum covered | 400 MHz – 6 GHz |
| Swarm capability | Yes, with multi-effector handoff |
| Neutralisation | Directional jam + cyber + kinetic options |
| EO/IR | Long-range colour + MWIR |
| C2 | US-compatible open architecture |
| Deployment | Fixed site |
Compatibility
Works with
- Integrates with US and coalition C2 (shared installations)
- Interoperates with existing airport primary radar as overlay
- Supports frequency-managed jam plans coordinated with ATC
- Cueable from perimeter intrusion detection systems
Certifications
Approvals
US ITAR export-controlled
CE (variants)
NATO STANAG-aligned
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Shared civil-military airport defence.
Use case 2
Logistics hub protection during coalition surges.
Use case 3
Base perimeter defence during exercises.
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