U.S. troops test Anduril’s Heimdal drone sensor on southern border

US Army troops installed an Anduril Heimdal Mobile Trailer Kit near Chaparral, New Mexico, on October 21 to test detection of suspected unauthorized drone flights. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, conducted the setup under Joint Task Force-Southern Border's Operation Ardent Vanguard. The towable sensor system combines radar, thermal cameras and a continuously rotating pan-and-tilt unit for automatic drone detection and tracking, and forms part of a wider counter-UAS fly-away kit. The military did not disclose the number of deployed trailers, the duration of testing or whether the New Mexico installation had detected actual incursions.