An industrial system challenge Drones Are Not Toys Anymore 

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Fastems Systems GmbH

Drones and counter-UAS are the test case for whether Europe can industrialise defence technology fast enough: not as isolated products, but as networked systems of sensors, software, electronic warfare, production, maintenance and operational adaptation.

Introduction

Only a few years ago, small drones were still seen in many defence organisations as useful additions to classical reconnaissance: mobile, affordable and operationally attractive, but rarely central to strategic or industrial planning. That view is obsolete. Drones are no longer just flying cameras or remotely controlled niche systems. They can be reconnaissance assets, effectors, decoys, data nodes, targeting tools, disposable consumables and psychological pressure instruments at the same time.