A counter-UAS radar system is a complete detect-track-respond platform — not a standalone sensor. Here's how one actually works, what's really inside it, and how to source one from a manufacturer that builds every core component in-house.
Not a sensor — a full detect-track-respond platform. Here's the difference that actually matters when you're buying one.
Four stages happen in sequence, from first detection to logged resolution — plus one platform capability that runs continuously underneath all of them. Based on the real architecture of Midradar's MR-AUS70-RD05-RF10.
A standalone detection radar answers one question: is there a drone, and where? A full counter-UAS system has to answer a second question just as reliably: once a target is confirmed, what happens next? That second question is why counter-UAS systems add an entire verification layer (electro-optical tracking + AI classification) before any response is triggered — acting on an unconfirmed radar return alone is how false alarms turn into wasted (or worse, misdirected) responses. The RGS2000 platform used in Midradar's MR-AUS70-RD05-RF10 fuses radar, spectrum, and EO/IR data continuously, throughout all four stages, specifically so that the response stage only ever fires against a verified, classified target.
RF interference targets the control link between the drone and its remote operator — it floods the drone's command-and-control frequency (typically in the 915 MHz–5.8 GHz range) so the operator loses the ability to steer it, usually triggering a "return-to-home" or auto-land failsafe. Navigation (GNSS) spoofing works differently — it targets the drone's own positioning system (GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, or GALILEO), overriding the signals it uses to know where it is, which can be used for directional driving-away or enforcing a no-fly zone even against drones that don't rely on an active remote-control link. A full counter-UAS system typically needs both mechanisms, because they counter two different categories of drone (remote-piloted vs. autonomous/pre-programmed).
Full manufacturer-published specification table for Midradar's MR-AUS70-RD05-RF10 Counter-UAV System.
| الهدف النموذجي | DJI Phantom 4 وDJI Mavic 3 في ظروف جوية وكهرومغناطيسية جيدة |
| نطاق العثور على اتجاه الطيف | ≥10 كم |
| نطاق الكشف بالرادار | ≥5 كم |
| Visible-Light / Thermal Tracking Range | ≥4 km (both) |
| نطاق التداخل | ≥5 كم |
| Navigation Spoofing Range | ≥10 كم |
| نطاق الرادار | الفرقة X |
| معدل التحديث | 2 s |
| السعة المستهدفة | ≥ 200 مسار |
| Azimuth / Elevation Coverage | 0°–360° / 0°–40° |
| ارتفاع الكشف | ≥800 m |
| Accuracy (RMS) | السمت ≤0.4°، الارتفاع ≤0.4°، المدى ≤10 م |
| Frequency / Direction-Finding Bands | 300 MHz – 6000 MHz |
| Direction-Finding Accuracy | ≤5° RMS في ظل ظروف الموقع القياسية |
| سعة الكشف المتزامن | ≥30 طائرة بدون طيار |
| كاشف حراري | Cooled MCT infrared focal plane array, 640 × 512 |
| عدسة حرارية | 40–800 mm, 20× continuous optical zoom |
| Visible-Light Sensor | 1/1.8″ starlight CMOS, ICR day/night switching, 2688 × 1520 |
| Visible-Light Lens | 12.5–775 mm HD motorized zoom |
| تتبع الذكاء الاصطناعي | Front-end embedded recognition; classifies people, vehicles, vessels, UAVs, birds |
| Interference Coverage | 300 MHz – 6 GHz |
| نطاقات الاستجابة النموذجية | 915 ميجاهرتز / 1.4 جيجاهرتز / 2.4 جيجاهرتز / 5.2 جيجاهرتز / 5.8 جيجاهرتز |
| مضخم طاقة أحادي القناة | ≥50 W, adjustable interference power |
| Navigation Bands | GPS, BDS, GLONASS, GALILEO |
| الوظائف المدعومة | القيادة في الاتجاهات البعيدة، والتداخل الملاحي، والتحكم في حظر الطيران الإقليمي |
| الأبعاد | L1300 × W600 × H2000 mm (reference) |
| الوزن الكلي | ≤260 كجم |
| Power Supply / Consumption | AC220V ±20%, 50Hz / ≤2000 W |
| تصنيف الحماية | IP66 |
| درجة حرارة التشغيل | -40°C to +60°C |
| Management Platform | RGS2000 — track fusion, electronic map, multi-screen display, unattended operation |
The detect → verify → respond chain in practice — shown honestly, including what this specific deployment did and didn't include.
Three MR-RDT20K radars cover an 8+ km perimeter at a large East Asian coastal refinery and tank storage complex, tracking up to 500 simultaneous targets across ground and low-altitude airspace. The real, documented workflow runs: radar detection → trajectory calculation → alert-zone trigger → automatic EO/IR camera slew-to-cue → operator verification → alarm handling with a full evidence package.
What "manufacturer" actually means here — real facts from Midradar's own company record, not marketing language.
Midradar independently develops its core radar components — TR modules, microwave frequency synthesizers, signal processors, algorithms, and display/control software — rather than integrating third-party radar cores. Over 30% of annual revenue is reinvested into R&D, and more than 60% of the R&D team are senior engineers in microwave technology, signal processing, AI, and software.
Midradar holds ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification, CE marking for European compliance, and is recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise in China. Every unit goes through supplier qualification, PCB AOI inspection, environmental stress screening, a 24-hour aging test, and functional testing/calibration before it ships.
Products are deployed in more than 50 countries across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond. Midradar is fully licensed to export security and radar equipment, with an in-house export compliance team handling customs documentation and trade regulations, and works with freight forwarders for both air and sea freight with door-to-door coordination.
RF-interference and GNSS-spoofing equipment is a regulated category in most countries, because it can affect radio communications and navigation signals beyond the intended target. Many jurisdictions restrict its purchase, import, and operation to specifically authorized government, military, law-enforcement, or licensed security operators — this is an industry-wide regulatory reality, not something specific to any one manufacturer. Buyers should confirm their own country's radio-frequency and counter-drone regulations, and their own authorization status, before specifying the response-layer components of a counter-UAS system; a standalone detection radar (no response module) typically does not carry the same regulatory restrictions.
Real application scenarios published on Midradar's MR-AUS70-RD05-RF10 product page.
Detection, verification, and authorized response layered around runways and approach paths in restricted low-altitude airspace.
Temporary or standing protection for high-profile events and venues where unauthorized drone activity is a defined risk.
Full detect-track-respond coverage for facilities where unauthorized overflight itself is the primary threat to manage.
A procurement checklist covering technical fit, compliance, and manufacturer capability.
The full system, plus the standalone components it's built from.
Complete detect-track-respond platform: X-band radar, spectrum direction-finding, cooled thermal-imaging tracking, and RF/navigation interference response under the RGS2000 management platform.
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Continuous detection and tracking of drones, aircraft, birds, personnel, vehicles, and vessels across air, ground, and water.
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