PABRADE : US and British forces tested counter-drone technology at a training area in Lithuania on Friday as part of Project Fly Trap 5.0, a military exercise focused on developing defenses against unmanned aircraft threats.
The event brought together soldiers, allied partners, and industry experts to experiment with low-cost counter-drone solutions at Pabrade Training Area.
Soldiers operated various drones, including first-person view models, while testing jamming devices and detection systems mounted on armored vehicles. The exercise evaluated both kinetic and non-kinetic methods to disrupt, disable, or destroy unmanned aircraft systems in realistic field conditions.
“There’s no one solution for counter UAS, and instead it really requires a multi-layered counter UAS approach bringing together a lot of different sensors and effectors to provide a holistic protective array for our soldiers,” said Major Galen King, executive officer of the US Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
King stated that basic military fundamentals like camouflage and digging fighting positions have become more important as drones make battlefields increasingly transparent.
The outcomes from this training can inform future integration of counter UAS capabilities across US and allied formations.