Belgium Advances Counter-Drone Capabilities With Anduril, COBBS, Nokia

Belgium is developing a sovereign counter-drone capability through a joint consortium involving US firm Anduril and local companies COBBS BELUX and Nokia Belgium. 

Anduril specializes in software-defined defense capabilities and autonomous systems, with its counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) portfolio spanning the Anvil kinetic interceptor and Roadrunner autonomous air vehicle, as well as sensors such as the Pulsar.

COBBS markets and distributes defense materiel for European military and security agencies, while Nokia Belgium provides communications infrastructure, software, and network technologies.

The consortium combines the companies’ expertise, autonomous defense technology, and advanced secure communications infrastructure to field domestically designed, developed, and operated C-UAS capabilities that will protect Belgium’s military sites and critical infrastructure. 

The Solution

The consortium’s solution will be designed as a modular and scalable software-first system, featuring a command-and-control intelligence layer that functions like the central brain.

It collects information from many different sources, such as radar, optical sensors, RF sensors, and acoustic sensors, and combines all the data in real-time into one clear picture with autonomous classification. 

One person can control multiple counter-drone systems at once, and the human operator still maintains control over critical decisions.

Drone Defense

Sensitive and restricted areas in Belgium have encountered a series of significant, unauthorized drone incursions since last year, with the country only having limited C-UAS capabilities.

Belgian soldiers were ordered to shoot down suspicious drones, as long as the engagement does not cause collateral damage.

Brussels has also sought other counter-UAS solutions, with Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal and German company HENSOLDT answering the call through a collaboration in September 2025, and recently, the Anduril-COBBS-Nokia consortium.

“By co-innovating with our partners, we can accelerate the development of new capabilities that meet the speed and complexity of today’s threat challenges. Our goal is to ensure defense forces have resilient, mission-ready communications that support both national and European security,” said Nokia Defense Head of Go-to-Market, Nathan Stenson.