Echodyne Selected as Range Radar for Project Fly Trap 4.5
Photo by Staff Sgt. Yesenia Cadavid, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
Echodyne’s EchoShield radar system was chosen as the range radar for the recent U.S. Army’s Project Fly Trap 4.5 held in Germany from November 10-21, 2025. This two-week event gave the U.S. Army and NATO allies the chance to test commercial Counter-UAS (C-UAS) technology against simulated threats from drones operating in the NATO airspace. Commercial vendors were evaluated on how well they detected, discriminated or defeated various air threats.
Echodyne’s EchoShield radar was part of the exercise infrastructure and provided baseline airspace situational awareness for controllers, operators, and evaluators. The EchoShield continuously detected and classified aerial threats and its highly precise data helped cue Kongsberg weapon systems to defeat drones during the exercise.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Yesenia Cadavid, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
“We were honored to help instrument the range at Project Fly Trap 4.5 to support the U.S. Army and allied partners as they work towards a unified, layered air defense shield along NATO’s Eastern Flank,” said Adam Belmonte, Army Sales Director, Echodyne.
The Eastern Flank Deterrence Line (EFDL) concept is a NATO strategy for enhancing deterrence by creating a unified, data-driven defense infrastructure built on affordable, attritable, networked sensors and effectors.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Yesenia Cadavid, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
Echodyne radars are low C-SWaP, expendable, and provide precise data outputs that integrate rapidly into coalition C2 systems and directly advance EFDL’s strategic shift toward dynamic deterrence. Echodyne radars enable the U.S. Army and allied partners to counter adversary mass or surprise attacks so joint forces stay resilient and adaptable on the eastern frontier.