ANRA counter-drone tools climb TRL 5 to TRL 7 after NATO tests

ANRA's update rests on two products: SIOP, a sensor-agnostic command-and-control layer that correlates radar, RF, optical, Remote ID and ADS-B data with UTM information, and TACO, a ruggedized version packaged in a Pelican iM2500 case. TACO weighs 17 kilograms, deploys in under 15 minutes, and has been tested with up to 10 simultaneously connected sensors and 100 tracked targets, with sensor fusion latency under one second. The company says both moved from TRL 5 to TRL 7 through development and testing in defense and security environments.

The testing backdrop matters: ANRA has taken part in NATO C-UAS Technical Interoperability Exercises since 2023 and in the U.S. Army's DIRT Days, which evaluate emerging technologies in realistic military training environments. Those exercises used SAPIENT, an open architecture and interface standard that SIOP and TACO support alongside ASTERIX and proprietary interfaces. ANRA is careful to note the exercises do not amount to NATO certification or endorsement.

The commercial pull comes from federal funding. On October 16, 2026, FEMA announced $250 million through its fiscal 2027 Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program for states and territories. ANRA is responding by inviting U.S. sensor manufacturers, defense and homeland security integrators, public safety technology companies, critical infrastructure operators and government agencies to explore joint demonstrations, integrations and teaming opportunities. The company's broader UTM operations, which support customers including Amazon Prime Air and the New York Power Authority, launch roughly one BVLOS flight every 10 seconds and serve more than two dozen police departments — a base ANRA can point to as it courts partners.