Supplier
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
Drone Dome
Full-stack C-UAS with optional laser hard-kill.
Drone Dome is Rafael's end-to-end counter-UAS: radar (typically RADA RPS-42), EO/IR payload, RF direction-finder and a soft-kill jammer, with an optional laser hard-kill module (Drone Dome L). Combat-proven in Iran-Israel exchanges and purchased by the UK Royal Air Force (as ORCUS-alternate) and the Italian Army. For civilian airports Rafael offers a soft-kill-only configuration stripped of the laser and hard-kill effectors. ITAR-free as an Israeli origin product; Israeli MoD export licensing is required for Gulf sales and has been granted under the Abraham Accords framework.
Drone Dome
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 + EO/IR + RF direction finder (360-degree) |
| Radar range | Up to 10 km (against Group 1 UAS) |
| Effector options | Soft-kill (jammer) standard; laser hard-kill optional (military only) |
| Swarm capacity | Tested against multi-drone attacks, 6+ concurrent |
| Reaction time | < 15 seconds detection-to-effect |
| C2 | Rafael's native C2, STANAG 4586 compliant |
| Airport certification | Soft-kill variant ICAO Annex 17 compatible |
| Export control | Israeli MoD DECA licence required |
Compatibility
Works with
- Integrates with Rafael's Spyder SAM for upper-tier defence
- Slave to third-party C2 such as Anduril Lattice or FAAD C2
- ASTERIX output to ATC
- Feed to national air-defence C2 (Israeli Iron Dome network compatible)
Certifications
Approvals
Israeli MoD
NATO STANAG 4586
EU end-user licensed
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Gulf airport complete air-defence + C-UAS layer.
Use case 2
Royal pavilion protection with non-kinetic configuration.
Use case 3
Stadium / mega-event coverage during summit season.
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