German radar specialist with deep automotive heritage now offering a defence radar line for drone and perimeter use. The relevance is the cost curve: automotive-volume MMICs and packaging brought into low-end perimeter sensing. Less of a battlefield-grade play; more of an integrate-many-cheap-nodes play.
| Country | Germany |
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| Subcategory | Radar |
| Price | No info · auto-volume cost-curve play |
| Subtype | Active radar |
| Form factor | Compact |
| Use | Counter-UAS |
| Band | Ka |
| Type | FMCW |
| Sensor modality | Active FMCW (auto-derived) |
| Notable partners | NXP Semiconductors (chipset/tech partner); supplies top-10 Tier-1 automotive suppliers; no named C-UAS prime/customer confirmed |
| Coverage | 3D |
| Scan type | Staring/electronic (AESA) |
| Mounting | Fixed/mast, Vehicle, Airborne |
| Price band | Quote-based |
| Architecture | A/B chirp-sequence FMCW; 4D imaging (range/velocity/az/el); NXP S32R4x processor |
| Output data | Position, Velocity, Bearing/AoA, Altitude, Track ID |
| Micro-Doppler | Unknown |
| Frequency (GHz) | 76-77 (DRVEGRD 166); 24.0-24.25 (altimeter) |
| Active/Passive | Active |
| Update/revisit rate | Up to 20,480 points/s point cloud |
| Detection range (km) | 0.3 |
| All-weather / day-night | All-weather, day & night |
| Angular accuracy/resolution | ~1° az/el separation (DRVEGRD 166); FOV ~±40-60° |