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P-02·ESA + EDA·2020–PRESENT

AUDROS

Autonomous counter-UAS and public safety system. Intercepts unwanted drones via net-firing capture (Eagle One drone) or physical collision. CBRN response capability. The first project in history where ESA and EDA jointly supported a company from the SME sector in creating a public safety system.

Initiated
2020
Public reveal
29 July 2022
Funders
ESA + EDA (joint)
Tested in
Czech Republic

What we built

Stop hostile drones. Then help the responders.

AUDROS is a dual-role autonomous system. The first role is counter-UAS: an Eagle One interceptor drone fires a capture net at hostile drones, with physical collision as fallback. The system handles CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) incident response and works inside the regulated airspace where commercial counter-drone products can't operate.

The second role is public services support: drones providing live situational awareness to dispatchers during road accidents, riots, convoy escorts, and large public gatherings. The drone network feeds real-time aerial imagery into the command stack.

AUDROS is the foundation under Dronehub's defense pivot. The same year ESA and EDA co-funded it, Dronehub was ranked #2 in the Financial Times 1000 Aerospace & Defense category in Europe, and the European Defence Agency scored Dronehub 98 out of 100 on its CBRN programme.

Vertical applications

  • Counter-UAS at correctional facilities (drone smuggling)
  • Road safety + traffic incident response
  • Civil unrest and crowd management
  • VIP and convoy escort
  • CBRN incident response

Consortium

A Czech military-research consortium under joint EU funding.

  • Dronehub (Poland) — Lead
  • BizGarden (Czech Republic)
  • Fly4Future (Czech Republic) — Eagle One interceptor (net capture)
  • GINA Software (Czech Republic)
  • Military Technical Institute Brno (Czech Republic)
  • Military Research Institute Brno (Czech Republic)
  • European Space Agency — Co-funder
  • European Defence Agency — Co-funder

Strategic context

AUDROS directly preceded Dronehub's Saudi and US military contracts (2024) and the FT 1000 #2 ranking in Aerospace & Defense. For procurement officers evaluating Dronehub for federal innovation programmes (SBIR/STTR, AFWERX, DIU), AUDROS is the proof-of-fit on regulated defense work.