Enhancing Counter-UAS Capabilities: How the 400M Instantaneous Bandwidth Signal Generator Addresses Modern Threats

Introduction

Recently, Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a significant contract with the Polish Ministry of Defense to supply CORTEX Typhon Counter-UAS systems to the Polish armed forces. This move marks Poland’s strategic investment in strengthening its defense against drone threats, and also reflects the growing global demand for advanced counter-UAS solutions. Especially in geopolitical conflicts, unmanned aerial vehicles have become critical operational tools, and their low-cost, high-efficiency characteristics pose unprecedented challenges to traditional defenses. The signing of this contract undoubtedly further underscores the importance of building robust counter-UAS capabilities.

Industry Challenges & Pain Points

Currently, the rapid development and proliferation of drone technology have led to increasing unauthorized drone activities, reconnaissance, and potential attack threats. From critical infrastructure protection to military base security, various organizations face severe challenges posed by drones. Traditional counter-UAS methods, such as fixed-frequency jammers or single detection systems, often struggle to effectively counter complex and evolving drone threats due to their limited frequency range and slow response times. Modern drones can use frequency hopping, spread spectrum, and other techniques to evade jamming, rendering narrow-band, fixed-frequency defense systems ineffective. The lack of wideband, flexibly tunable jamming capability is a major pain point in the current counter-UAS field.

The Core Countermeasure: Why Signal Interference is Key

In a counter-UAS system, an efficient signal interference source is the critical core for implementing effective countermeasures. To successfully disrupt a drone’s communication, navigation (e.g., GNSS), and control links, it must be capable of quickly and precisely transmitting interference signals across a wide frequency range. A signal interference source with excellent performance should possess instantaneous wide bandwidth, frequency agility, and software-defined functions to adapt to multi-band, multi-mode communication protocols used by different types of drones. By emitting suppressive signals covering the target frequency bands, the connection between the drone and its operator can be severed, forcing it to land or return, thereby achieving effective defense.

Advanced Solution: 400M Instantaneous Bandwidth Signal Generator

To address the challenges mentioned above, the YAICS-SG01 400M Instantaneous Bandwidth Signal Generator offers an ideal solution. This signal generator boasts excellent technical specifications and flexible functionalities:

Ultra-wide Frequency Range: Covers 70-6000MHz, capable of covering most frequency bands used by commercial and military drones, including common WiFi, ISM bands, and satellite navigation bands.
400MHz Instantaneous Bandwidth: The significant instantaneous bandwidth ensures that the device can simultaneously generate and jam signals across a wide frequency band without frequent frequency switching, significantly improving countermeasure efficiency and success rate.
Software-defined Frequency Modulation: With its software-defined flexible frequency modulation capability, users can quickly adjust jamming strategies and frequencies according to real-time threat types and spectrum environments, effectively countering advanced drone technologies such as frequency hopping and spread spectrum.
High Resolution and Stability: Frequency resolution reaches 1Hz, and amplitude resolution 0.1dB, ensuring the accuracy and stability of the output signal.

This signal generator is not only an ideal tool for the research and development and testing of drone countermeasure systems but can also serve as a core component of advanced counter-UAS solutions, providing powerful and flexible signal interference capabilities.

Conclusion

As drone threats become increasingly complex, the demand for advanced counter-UAS technology is becoming more urgent. Poland’s procurement contract reconfirms this trend. The YAICS-SG01 400M Instantaneous Bandwidth Signal Generator, with its 70-6000MHz ultra-wide frequency coverage, 400MHz instantaneous bandwidth, and software-defined flexible frequency modulation characteristics, provides an efficient and reliable core solution for addressing modern drone threats.

Contact us today to learn how the 400M Instantaneous Bandwidth Signal Generator can enhance your counter-UAS capabilities.

FAQ

Question 1: What are the main ways counter-UAS systems combat drone threats?

Answer 1: Counter-UAS systems typically employ a combination of technologies, including detection (radar, electro-optical, RF), identification, and countermeasures. Countermeasure methods primarily include soft kill (signal jamming, cyber attacks) and hard kill (kinetic interception, laser weapons). Signal jamming is one of the most common and non-contact soft kill methods.

Question 2: Why is instantaneous bandwidth so important for counter-UAS signal generators?

Answer 2: Instantaneous bandwidth determines the frequency range a signal generator can process and generate signals simultaneously at one point in time. For counter-UAS, drones may communicate on multiple bands or via frequency hopping. A large instantaneous bandwidth allows the jammer to cover these bands simultaneously without frequent switching, thereby improving the real-time nature and effectiveness of the jamming and reducing the possibility of drones evading interference.

References

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. CORTEX Typhon C-UAS systems for Polish Ministry of Defense. https://evertiq.com/news/2026-02-04-kongsberg-secures-counter-uas-contract-in-poland