The NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) and NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) conducted the next stage of trials of an innovative solution to counter guided aerial bombs.
During tests at a training range in France, developer teams tested the performance of an integrated technical solution under adverse weather conditions — a radar, AI-based software, and a drone interceptor.
A simulated “enemy” target was identified, tracked, and acquired by a radar equipped with an advanced sensor suite. Then, using an AI-based software product, the drone interceptor followed a pre-calculated trajectory to engage the target.
The technological solution is being developed by companies from NATO member countries with the participation of representatives from Ukraine’s innovative defence sector and with the support of experts from the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The initiative authors are JATEC and NATO Allied Command Transformation.
The development has progressed from concept to prototypes at various levels of technological implementation and is intended to protect Ukrainian military personnel and civilians from one of the most destructive threats of modern war.
The project to counter Russian guided aerial bombs began in March 2025 with the 15th NATO innovation competition held at JATEC.
A jury composed of experts from NATO ACT, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, the Ukrainian Air Force Command, and the Ukrainian Drone Forces Command selected three winners from 40 teams.
The winners were: French company Alta Ares with AI detection algorithms; German firm Tytan Technologies with interception systems; and French company ATREYD with container-deployed interceptor swarms.
Ukrainian specialists are directly participating in the trials and providing expert assessment, enabling the solution to be maximally adapted to the realities of the modern battlefield.
