Avalon 2025: Anduril delivers UAS detection system to RAAF

Anduril Australia has delivered a detection system that includes its Long Range Sentry Tower (pictured) to the RAAF for trial against unmanned aircraft system intrusions. (Anduril Australia)

Anduril Australia has delivered a detection system against unmanned aircraft system (UAS) intrusions to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for trial.

This system was delivered under a capability-as-a-service model within 15 weeks from contract signing to implementation and training of the first cohort of users, Anduril announced at the Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025, held in Victoria from 25 to 30 March.

The delivery is part of a three-year contract secured by Anduril Australia from the RAAF in September 2024 to deploy and demonstrate its base protection capability at RAAF Base Darwin, located in Australia's Northern Territory.

Anduril Australia's CEO David Goodrich told Janes on 27 March that Anduril's base protection capability “takes a family of systems approach, deploying a range of active and passive sensors and kinetic and non-kinetic effectors”.

“The [recently delivered] system is tailored to RAAF Base Darwin's specific security requirements and Darwin's unique environment,” Goodrich said.

Some of the components of this system include the Sentry surveillance system and the Pulsar electronic warfare (EW) system, Goodrich added.

Goodrich said Sentry uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide accurate and persistent autonomous awareness across land, sea, and air. “With an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled edge processing, continuous 360° pan/tilt, and a variety of radars and sensors, Sentry can autonomously identify, detect, and track objects of interest to bring increased security to borders, military bases, oil and gas pipelines, airports, and other critical infrastructure,” he added.

This system has been supplied to the RAAF in Standard Range Sentry Tower and Long Range Sentry Tower configurations.