Founded in 2003, Aaronia is a German company specialised in measuring, tracking and monitoring technology. At LandEuro 2025 it showcased its AARTOS DDS (Detection and Defence System), capable to detect, track and neutralise incoming UAVs
The AARTOS™ is a family of advanced drone detection, localisation and neutralisation systems designed for the protection of airspace against threats posed by civilian and military drones. Three models, X2, X7 and X9 are available, the first two being able to cope uniquely with consumer UAVs, while the X9 is also able to deter military UAVs, all of them ensuring real-time all frequency monitoring.
All three models can be used from stationary positions or installed on mobile platforms, ranges and performances being quite different, the X2 is able to decode the drone protocol, and has an operational range of 5 km. It covers the 2.4 to 5.8 GHz frequency band emitting thanks to an omnidirectional antenna, providing a GPS-grade accuracy. The X7 operates in the 700 MHz to 6 GHz band, emitting on 8 sectors, with a typical accuracy of 5° to 6° and a sweep/scan speed of 3 THz/s.
The X9, which was exhibited at LandEuro, has an operating range of 14 km against commercial drones, the long range version increasing it up to 40 km; against military UAVs the range is further increased to 80 km. It operates in the 400 MHz to 6 GHz bandwidth, but optionally customers can require a wider coverage, from 10 MHz to 8 GHz. Emitting in 16 sectors, its accuracy is increased to 1°-3°, its sweep/scan speed being up to 6 THz/s. As the X7, the X9 decoded the drone protocol decoding and detects its RF signal. It is the only among the three to be able to counter multi frequency swarm attacks.
While the X2 and X7 are mostly used by police and security services to protect critical facilities, the X9 is designed to cope with military-grade threats.
The AARTOS systems developed and produced by the company headquartered in Strickscheid, which is continuously developing them adding the latest AI-based multi-target image and RF pattern recognition algorithms. They can be complemented with sensors and effectors from third parties, to allow increasing detection and neutralisation capabilities, these including radars, electro-optical sensors, and jammers.
Photos by J. Roukoz