Raytheon's KuRFS and Coyote detect and defeat UAS targets during U.S. Army summer test period
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the Low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft Integrated Defense System, or LIDS, during the U.S. Army's annual summer test period. Joining U.S. Army officials were representatives from a number of international allied ground forces who attended to witness the test events firsthand.
- Joining U.S. Army officials were representatives from a number of international allied ground forces who attended to witness the test events firsthand.
- Raytheon's Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, known as KuRFS , and the Coyote® family of effectors provide the essential detect and defeat capabilities of LIDS, the Army's go-to counter-drone solution.
- Building on similar success at the Army's 2021 and 2022 summer test periods, KuRFS and Coyote proved effective again this year, meeting all test requirements against high-speed, maneuvering targets.
- Coyote defeated several targets, singles and swarms, demonstrating reduced engagement timelines to defeat multiple threats.