Thales has officially launched STORM 2, a cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) node designed to support soldiers with localised defence against radio frequency controlled uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
The device weighs less than two kilograms to lessen the load carried by personnel during missions.
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According to Thales, STORM 2 covers frequencies between 20 MHz and 6 GHz, enabling it to counter a “wide and evolving” range of UAS control links.
The system provides up to 10 watts of power output and can be rapidly reconfigured for various CEMA uses through its software defined radio and processor.
The architecture allows the integration of third-party applications and techniques.
Thales first developed STORM 2 to address radio-controlled improvised explosive devices, then worked with customers to adapt the system for dismounted counter-UAS operations.
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By GlobalDataThe node forms part of Thales’s broader suite of mounted and dismounted counter-UAS solutions, which utilise the “sense-decide-effect” framework.
Individual Electronic Countermeasures (IECM) such as STORM 2 provide a distributed layer of protection against fast-moving aerial threats, overcoming the weight, visibility, and manoeuvrability constraints associated with traditional ECM systems.
This approach focuses on providing soldier-centric solutions defined by reactive jamming, frequency range and power output.
STORM 2 delivers reactive jamming across its operating spectrum. Its software defined design permits updates for additional functions such as spectrum analysis, tactical electronic sensing, and signal characterisation.
During the announcement of the device in September 2025, Thales stated: “STORM 2 drives improved freedom of operation for each soldier and improves protection for a squad in cluttered environments where buildings might obstruct the protective bubble of a manpack.”
Thales is exhibiting STORM 2 at Future Soldier 2026, which concludes today, 11 March 2026.
