Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2025 (Urban)
AI Analysis
The 2025 Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox (Urban) event has selected several Canadian innovators to demonstrate advanced C-UAS technologies. These technologies focus on detecting and neutralizing micro and mini drones in urban environments through various innovative methods, including acoustic, electronic warfare, and sensor integration systems.
Key Takeaways
- The CUAS Sandbox 2025 (Urban) focuses on detecting micro and mini drones in urban settings.
- Selected companies include AirSight, Agile Electromagnetics, Angels in the Shell, AllSeeing, and Altivion Technologies, all based in Canada.
- Technologies being tested include sensor integration, cognitive electronic warfare, acoustic detection, and passive RF detection.
- The event provides up to $20,000 in funding per company and $1.75 million in prizes for promising technologies.
- The event involves collaboration with Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, and the US Government's Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate.
Why It Matters
The development and testing of advanced C-UAS technologies are crucial for enhancing urban air defense capabilities against small drone threats. By fostering innovation and collaboration with military and law enforcement agencies, the event aims to improve the effectiveness of counter-drone measures, which is vital for national security and public safety in densely populated areas.
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2025 (Urban)
How might we detect Micro and Mini Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) in an urban environment that can be integrated into the broader military command and control systems?
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The innovators for the 2025 CUAS Sandbox (Urban) have been selected. Please refer to the Innovators, experts, & end-users tab below for details.
What IDEaS provides
- Up to five days provided to each company selected to attend, and space for 16 companies concurrently.
- Four types of test locations: Ground level, Mid-level balcony on a high-rise building, High-level balcony on a high-rise building, and Rooftop.
- A red team of assorted drone targets flying around each test location.
- On-site one-on-one continual interaction with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) end-users, United States (US) Government - Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD), and science experts.
- Iterative testing and demonstration to improve your technology.
- Feedback from CAF / RCMP to customize and adjust your test plan on the fly.
- Up to $20,000 in funding per company.
- $1.75 million in monetary prizes for promising technologies.
What innovators bring
- Advanced prototypes capable of detecting our Micro and Mini UAS.
- Your “A” game to detect our Red Team drones.
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Innovators, experts, & end-users
The following innovators have been selected to demonstrate their solutions at the 2025 CUAS Sandbox (Urban).
| Participating innovators | Country | Solution name | Solution description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AirSight’s AirGuard | AirSight | Canada | AirGuard | Integrates data from various sensors, processes it, and powers features that allow you to detect, track and respond to drone threats. | | Agile Electromagnetics’ Cognitive Electronic Warfare System (C2EWS) | Agile Electromagnetics | Canada | CUAS Cognitive Electronic Warfare System (C2EWS) | Cognitive Electronic Warfare (EW) system, optimized for the C-UAS mission. Can autonomously detect, classify, track, and defeat swarms composed of dozens of drones. | | Angels in the Shell’s ARGUS | Angels in the Shell Inc. | Canada | ARGUS | A lightweight, distributed drone detection system built for urban environments. Rapidly identifies and tracks threats in real time without relying on traditional radar or radio frequency (RF) methods. | | AllSeeing’s SHARK | AllSeeing | Canada | SHARK (Sonic Hypersensitive Acoustic Ranging Kit) | An AI-powered "acoustic zoom lens", locating, classifying, and tracking drones using only their acoustic signatures, before they are visible in the optics or radio spectrum. | | Altivion Technologies Inc.’s SilentRaven | Altivion Technologies Inc. | Canada | SilentRaven | A handheld passive RF detector that continuously scans for communication signals between drones