Can UK interceptor efforts keep pace with the rising drone threat?
The Skyhammer interceptor missile order will be delivered to the UK from next month. (Photo: Cambridge Aerospace)
The recent acquisition announcement for Cambridge Aerospace’s Skyhammer solution is a key step in the UK’s efforts to bolster its counter-UAS capabilities, but more still needs to be done to tackle even smaller drone threats.
The persistent use of low-cost drones in Ukraine and Middle Eastern conflicts has placed pressure on the increasingly urgent need for counter-uncrewed aerial systems (CUAS), with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announcing its intention to enhance its own capabilities.
Cambridge Aerospace, a UK-based SME, was selected in a multi-million-pound contract to deliver its Skyhammer air defence systems to the UK MoD for use and dissemination to its armed forces and Gulf allies. The air defence startup will begin deliveries of units to the MoD from May and these will continue across the next six months, according to the company.
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