A.1The problem
The battlefield is asymmetric.
A drone costing a few hundred to a few thousand dollars can threaten infrastructure worth hundreds of millions, and force a defensive response that costs orders of magnitude more.
| Threat cost | A commercial or FPV-class drone: a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. |
| Asset at risk | Hundreds of millions per exposed site: reactors, terminals, runways, surgical units. |
| Cost asymmetry | A multimillion-dollar interceptor against a drone costing a fraction of that. Reported ratios reach 100-to-1 and beyond. |
| Design target | Defeat the threat at a fraction of legacy cost, deployed by one operator in minutes. |
Plate I / In the field
One crate. Deployed in five minutes.
TDS-S / FIELD UNIT
A.2The system
TDS-S costs less than the threat.
Compact and autonomous. Detects, classifies and defeats weaponised UAS at a fraction of legacy cost.
RADIUS 500 m
DEPLOY 5 min
CREW 1
SCAN 360°
10×
Cheaper than the attacker
500m
Radius per unit, networkable
5min
Deploy, one operator
360°
Continuous EO scan
FIG. 1 / EO / IR sensor headNTS
| Detection | 360° electro-optical scan, day and night. IR fusion to the full 500 m envelope. |
| Classification | Edge-inference AI. No cloud dependency. |
| Control mode | Operator-in-the-loop; autonomous engage optional. |
| Effector | Kinetic interceptor. Jamming-resistant, swarm-capable. |
| Scaling | 500 m per unit, networkable for area coverage. |
A.3Engagement
Detect. Classify. Decide. Engage.
SEQ 01
Detect
360° electro-optical scan, day and night. IR fusion to the full 500 m envelope.
SEQ 02
Classify
Edge-AI separates UAS from birds, aircraft and traffic. No cloud.
SEQ 03
Decide
Operator-in-the-loop by default. Fully autonomous mode for 24/7 cover.
SEQ 04
Engage
Kinetic interceptor defeats the UAS. Effective against jamming-resistant FPV and swarms.
Plate II / Engage
A kinetic answer.
INTERCEPT / LIVE FIRE
A.4Protected sites
High-value sites, close to people.
Field hospitals
Mobile surgical units, casualty evacuation.
Power plants
Reactors, substations, gas terminals.
Airports
Runways, taxiways, perimeter.
Ports
Quay, terminal, anchored fleet.