URBAN DRONE DEFENCE (UDD): Effective Drone Defence in Urban Areas

The URBAN DRONE DEFENCE (UDD) product line is designed to counter improvised and commercially available UAVs, especially in urban and suburban areas.

Recent developments clearly show that drones – whether military or commercially available – are becoming a growing threat to critical infrastructure, armed forces, and public spaces. 

Many counter-drone solutions on the market are either highly specialized or come with limitations in range, flexibility, or safe use in complex environments. In particular, urban settings remain a challenge when it comes to avoiding collateral damage. 

RWS addresses this with a practical, kinetic solution.

The URBAN DRONE DEFENCE (UDD) product line is designed to counter improvised and commercially available UAVs, especially in urban and suburban areas. With an effective range of up to 300 meters, UDD allows for controlled engagement while reducing the risk to people and surroundings. The system is designed to limit background hazard and keep collateral damage to a minimum. 

 

Its lightweight and robust design makes it easy to handle and deploy. This makes UDD well suited for scenarios such as protecting public areas, securing critical infrastructure, or supporting military and security operations.. Thanks to the targeted use of low-emission components, such as the patented SINTOX primer, it also offers the user a reduction in pollution to an absolute minimum.

The innovative product solution offers 2 x 2 variants in 7.62 x 51 calibre for different application scenarios:

UDD LIGHT (1.0g / 15 gr), particularly suitable for distances of up to 100m in densely populated inner-city areas, available with respective tracer product solution 

 

UDD HEAVY (3.7g / 57 gr), particularly suitable for medium distances of up to 300m for defending suburban or rural areas, available with respective trace product solution

The most important features of the URBAN DRONE DEFENCE at a glance


• Effective and cost-efficient solution against improvised and small commercial drones 

• Polymer projectile with tombac semi-jacket for the protection of property, critical infrastructure, and public areas 

• Reduced background risk: significantly smaller danger zone compared to conventional 7.62 × 51 ammunition 

• Reliable performance in externally powered machine guns with high rates of fire 

• Tracer visible from the muzzle 

• Reduced use of toxic substances, REACH-compliant 

• X-ray detectable projectile 

• Available in different configurations – from LIGHT (effective range up to 100 m) to HEAVY (up to 300 m), including tracer options

EFFECTIVE DRONE DEFENCE IN URBAN AREAS