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Synergia Counter-Drone Research and Development Programme | Drone Consult

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Synergia Counter-Drone Research and Development Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence

Original titleSynergia Counter-Drone Research and Development Programme

BuyerUK MoD · UK

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Procurement context

The buyer is UK MoD (UK).
It is categorised as Counter-UAS, with mission focus counter uas.
It is linked to the UK ORCUS Counter-Drone program in our database.
The record is compiled from research reporting, not an official registry filing.

AI summary of the notice

The UK Ministry of Defence contracted Leonardo for the Synergia Counter-Drone Research and Development Programme. This project procures C-UAS equipment, including the modular ORCUS system, to research and develop capabilities to detect, track, identify, and defeat hostile drones. It informs future RAF force protection and serves as a national standby for emergency services.

The UK Ministry of Defence, through the Royal Air Force and Defence Equipment & Support, has contracted Leonardo for the Synergia Counter-Drone Research and Development Programme to procure counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) equipment, including the modular ORCUS system with advanced radar, sensors, and electronic countermeasures. This is for researching and developing capabilities to detect, track, identify, and defeat hostile drones, informing future RAF force protection at UK air bases while serving as a national standby for emergency services. The programme addresses the high national security threat from rogue drones, with demonstrated use at Gatwick and Heathrow airports and UK-US collaboration integrating NINJA technology.