Germany Shows Off Next-Gen Vehicle Defense Against Close-Range Drones

Germany’s Mehler Protection is leveling up vehicle protection with a new counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) designed to neutralize threats as they approach.

Built to counter first-person view drones, kamikaze drones, and loitering munitions, SCILT integrates effector modules, onboard sensors, and fire-control logic directly into the vehicle.

The effector module can fire multiple ammunition types, including standard shotgun rounds, rubber bullets, hardened core loads, tungsten fragments, and armor-piercing shells.

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