A1-Falke Context

Market context

Net-capture counter-UAS interceptor drone for controlled detection, interception and recovery of uncooperative drones.

Target environment: Critical infrastructure, airports and sensitive facilities, public events, government property, military sites and security zones.
Workflow context: Defined-airspace monitoring, controlled drone capture, intact recovery, forensic evidence preservation and non-kinetic airspace security.
Customer context: Armed forces, federal police, public-safety authorities, site-security operators and critical-infrastructure owners.
Deployment model: Product-led modular deployment with stationary, vehicle-supported and highly mobile configurations; Ouster lidar is a named integration layer.
Commercial maturity: Fielded commercial system with official Bundeswehr and German Federal Police delivery releases and procurement-ready status claims.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on airspace permissions, local security integration, operator training, target-drone envelope, sensor performance and site safety cases.
Market position: Active-effector counter-UAS platform distinct from radar-only, RF-only and jamming-based systems because it physically captures drones intact.
Adjacent products: Iron Drone Raider, Kyber interceptor systems, Fortem DroneHunter, SkyWall

Defense

Defined-airspace monitoring, controlled drone capture, intact recovery, forensic evidence preservation and non-kinetic airspace security.

Critical infrastructure, airports and sensitive facilities, public events, government property, military sites and security zones.

Payload Modularity: Two integrated net launchers
Aircraft Class: Net-based counter-UAS interceptor UAV
Mission Profile: Detection, identification, automated interception, capture and recovery of uncooperative drones
Effect Model: Controlled net capture instead of kinetic defeat or debris-producing neutralisation
Operating Model: Automated interception workflow with low personnel burden for drone-defence operation
Supported Conditions: Critical-infrastructure protection with 24/7 operation possible
Network Architecture: Radar-supported protection of large safety zones by networking multiple interceptor drones and ground sensors
Certification Status: Procurement-ready net-capture technology; official about page describes NSN-listed system status
Support: Developed and manufactured in Germany
Sensors Summary: Radar, digital lidar and depth-sensing camera suite
Deployment Model: Stationary, vehicle-supported or car-trunk deployment
Launch Recovery: Captured drones are lowered intact