L3Harris Technologies and ARX Robotics UK demonstrated a mobile counter-drone capability during the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence-Capstone 6 experimentation campaign, mounting L3Harris’ CORVUS-RAVEN counter-small uncrewed aircraft system onto ARX’s remotely controlled Gereon unmanned ground vehicle, according to a joint announcement published on L3Harris’ newsroom on August 27, 2026.
Moving Sensors Closer to the Threat
CORVUS-RAVEN is a lightweight, portable system that provides passive detection of drone threats out to four kilometers, along with bearing information fed into command-and-control and battle management applications, according to L3Harris’ product materials. By mounting the sensor on the Gereon UGV, the companies said the demonstration showed how robotic mobility can extend passive drone-detection coverage into forward or hazardous areas without placing personnel directly in those zones.
An Open-Architecture Partnership
“Project Convergence has allowed us to demonstrate how uncrewed ground systems can extend the reach of specialist capabilities without extending the risk to personnel,” said David Roberts, CEO of ARX Robotics UK, in the companies’ announcement. L3Harris said the collaboration reflects modular, open-architecture integration between an established defense contractor and an emerging robotics provider, and that lessons from the exercise at Fort Irwin, California will inform further development of combined counter-drone and uncrewed ground system capabilities.
Context
The demonstration is part of a broader push by defense and physical security organizations to pair ground robotics with counter-UAS sensing as drone threats to installations, personnel and critical infrastructure continue to grow. L3Harris said Project Convergence-Capstone 6 will help identify further opportunities to integrate counter-drone technology with robotic platforms across additional missions.
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