Armoured vehicle protection and drone threat detection: A new, 100% French-made system unveiled at Eurosatory 2026

Driven by three French SMEs and mid-size companies, each a specialist in its own field (vehicle protection, optronics, counter-drone technology), the S-KAPS Counter Drone system is making its debut on the international stage.
The result of a unique collaboration between LACROIX, Bertin Technologies and MC2 Technologies, this extension of the S-KAPS system redefines the protection of combat vehicles against modern threats attacking from above and is designed to meet the critical challenges of today's operational theatres.

By combining multi-sensor analysis and drone interception, this new technological component of the SKAPS system provides armoured forces with a comprehensive and modular protective bubble, tailored to the asymmetric threats of modern operational theatres.
The Counter Drone extension has been showcased at key seminars and demonstrations since 2024 (demo in France / DGA) and 2025 (Scorpion Days, NATO demo, etc.)
The combination of the specific expertise of our companies (all three of which are members of GICAT and exhibitors at Eurosatory 2026) also serves as further proof of the agility of the Defence Industrial and Technological Base (BITD) and the excellence of French solutions.

At the heart of the system: S-KAPS by LACROIX

In 2016, Lacroix launched the first-generation S-KAPS system, known as AOS. This system automatically linked a series of laser detectors to a masking system via a dedicated control unit.
Building on this experience, and to address the new and pressing threats arising from current conflicts, LACROIX has developed a new version of the S-KAPS system, providing a more modular and adaptable response to modern requirements. This new version is based on a next-generation generic computing unit incorporating protection algorithms. Depending on requirements, different types of sensors can be integrated. Similarly, the protection coverage can be extended to hemispherical masking.

S-KAPS can be adapted in many different ways, the main ones being:

• S-KAPS COUNTER MISSILE, primarily designed to provide protection against laser-guided missiles
• S-KAPS COUNTER DRONE, primarily designed to protect against drones
• S-KAPS GLOBAL PROTECTION, providing protection against a wide range of threats on today's battlefields.

To optimise the S-KAPS system against the drone threat, LACROIX has spent the last two years developing additional detection technologies to counter this threat.

In addition to laser detection and acoustic detection (Metravib's Pilar system), the SKAPS COUNTER DRONE version, unveiled at Eurosatory 2026, now features:

Come and see us in Hall 5A - Stand B 128, and discover our range of solutions: training, pyrotechnic mechanisms, mobility control, realistic training, and more