Spain Wires Aracne Counter-Drone System Into Air Defense, Linking It to Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Spain demonstrated operational integration of the ARACNE counter-drone system during ATLAS 26, held in Huelva from October 19 to 23, with equipment developed by Indra and EM&E. ARACNE was connected through Indra’s COAAAS+ anti-aircraft artillery operations center to the national aerospace defense architecture, enabling shared detection, classification, threat prioritization and coordinated engagement assignment. The exercise tested its interaction with existing air-defense and anti-aircraft artillery assets against scenarios involving small drones and saturation attacks. The event demonstrated network compatibility and procedures; it was not an announcement of a new procurement contract or confirmation of combat employment.