Supplier
Thales Group
Thales EagleSHIELD
C-UAS integrated with civil ATM — native ATC tower handoff.
Thales's civil-aviation heritage is EagleSHIELD's differentiator: the system's C2 is engineered to federate natively with Thales's own Eurocat ATC tower suite, TopSky ATM and Kapture recorders — something pure-defence C-UAS primes can only achieve with bespoke integration. EagleSHIELD uses Gamekeeper holographic radar, Squire ground radar and partner RF/EO inputs. Compliant with ICAO Annex 17 and EU dual-use, it is the preferred path for GCC authorities who already run Thales ATC (DXB, DOH, AUH). Kinetic effectors are an integrator option, not a Thales product.
Thales EagleSHIELD
counter · uas · base · air · defence
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas base air defence
- Launched
- 2018
- Price tier
- enterprise
- GCC sites
- 1
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection modes | Radar (Gamekeeper 16U holographic + Squire) + RF + EO/IR |
| Radar range | Up to 8 km (Group 1) |
| C2 integration | Native to Thales Eurocat ATC, TopSky ATM |
| Airport certification | ICAO Annex 17, EASA-compliant |
| Effector options | Soft-kill via partner (Diehl, Rafael) — integrator model |
| Climate rating | -40 to +55 degC |
| Export control | EU dual-use |
| Cybersecurity | Thales SensorGuard + Citadel cyber-hardening |
Compatibility
Works with
- Native Thales Eurocat ATC / TopSky ATM
- ASTERIX CAT 10/21/48 output
- Gulf ATC towers already running Thales software
- Slave to national air-defence C2
Certifications
Approvals
EASA Part 145
ICAO Annex 17
DO-178C / ED-12
EU dual-use
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
C-UAS overlay for an existing Thales-run ATC tower.
Use case 2
GCC hub retrofit with minimal ATC disruption.
Use case 3
Cyber-hardened C2 for sovereign airport authority.
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