Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Researchers have demonstrated a ferroelectric-based high-power-microwave system that generates nanosecond pulses to disable drone electronics using compact solid-state components instead of explosive or power-intensive alternatives. For counter-UAS planners, this offers a lighter, more deployable directed-energy option for soft-kill defeat of airborne targets.
Researchers demonstrated end-to-end multi-target detection and tracking using 5G NR sounding reference signals as a passive radar waveform on an O-RAN simulation testbed. Data association, not sensitivity, emerged as the binding constraint—targets sharing range-Doppler cells degraded tracking reliability. Results show integration pathways for passive radar into operational counter-UAS command-and-control systems.