Thistle OÜ successfully tested its counter-drone system, Thistle, in June across Estonia, France, and Finland. The system autonomously detects, tracks, and stops hostile drones without relying on RF spectrum that may be jammed. In Estonia, the test involved the Estonian Defence Forces, confirming autonomous detection and tracking capabilities. In France, Thistle was integrated onto an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and detected drones up to 350 meters at the BraveTechEU DefTech Forge, attracting interest from French and Ukrainian partners for live-fire demonstrations. In Finland, at the NATO Innovation Range, Thistle demonstrated autonomous detect-and-track capabilities to defense forces, which may lead to a live-fire test.

Thistle OÜ successfully tested its counter-drone system, Thistle, in June across Estonia, France, and Finland. The system autonomously detects, tracks, and stops hostile drones without relying on RF spectrum that may be jammed. In Estonia, the test involved the Estonian Defence Forces, confirming autonomous detection and tracking capabilities. In France, Thistle was integrated onto an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and detected drones up to 350 meters at the BraveTechEU DefTech Forge, attracting interest from French and Ukrainian partners for live-fire demonstrations. In Finland, at the NATO Innovation Range, Thistle demonstrated autonomous detect-and-track capabilities to defense forces, which may lead to a live-fire test.