AARTOS protects the Red Bull Ring

At major events of all kinds, protecting against the use of illegal drones is becoming increasingly important. When it came to the safety of the audience, as well as the drivers and crews of the Formula 1 cars, at the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Austria 2024, the organizers relied on AARTOS DDS for drone protection. The current most powerful system on the market was used here in a mobile version in a Mercedes Sprinter.

Drone detection and defense should by now be an integral part of the security architecture for public large-scale events. However, there is still much ignorance in the specific area of drone detection and defense, which often results in the use of only partially suitable solutions or none at all.

Quite the opposite at the Grand Prix of Austria 2024. The security officials were familiar with the AARTOS DDS, not least from its successful use at Airpower 2022. It was quickly evident that the solution from AARONIA AG would also be the first choice for drone protection during the race weekend. The experts at AARONIA offer AARTOS DDS as a complete service package for such events, seamlessly integrating it into the existing security architecture.

The high-end version AARTOS X9, integrated into a specially designed Mercedes Sprinter, is ready for use within minutes and has everything necessary for effective drone protection. The system not only determines the position and speed of drones, but also their altitude. It ensures high-speed detection of drone activities. The AARONIA proprietary software solution RTSA-Suite PRO plays a central role. With its help, almost all commercially available drones can be identified, taken over if necessary, and landed in a secure location.

This ensured that the threat of spectators and drivers by illegally operated drones could be safely avoided at all times. The focus remained on crashes between Formula 1 cars on the racetrack during an exciting race weekend, where George Russell ultimately took the first season win for the Mercedes team as the third-place finisher.

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