Canadian Military Tests DroneShield – DRONELIFE

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

DroneShield has announced its successful completion of the Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2022 exercise in Alberta, Canada. The exercise was led by the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC), in coordination with the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).

The exercise reflected a synthesis of necessities and elements of interest to one or more of the services, in addition to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

From September 12th to October 7th 2022 at the Suffield Research Centre of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), 14 private sector participant companies demonstrate innovative technology for detecting and/or defeating unmanned aerial system (UAS) threats during the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) Sandbox as part of the Department of National…