Rapidly Developed Counter-Drone Prototype Succeeds at NATO’s Bold Machina

A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapidly developed by a small team led by officer-scholars from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the c-UAS system deployed aboard a Dutch Navy fast raiding, interception, and special forces craft (FRISC).

NETHERLANDS (Sep. 23, 2025) In preparation for sea trials at the BOMA exercise, the NPS c-UAS team and its industry partners integrated a long-range EO/IR telescope from Trakka Systems. It was one of several sensors providing detection data to the ODIN fusion engine to identify and track hostile drones. (NATO photo by Deacon Westervelt)

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