Brazil put its Saber M200 radar to work against small drones at Exercise Sagitta Primus 2026, a new counter-drone role for the Embraer-built system.
Brazil · Defense
Key Facts
—The test the Saber M200 radar was used in small-drone detection experiments at Exercise Sagitta Primus 2026.
—The place the drill ran at the Campo de Instrução de Formosa in Goiás from 27 July to 5 August 2026.
—The maker the radar was developed by Brazil’s army technology center with Embraer and its subsidiary Bradar.
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