Protect your assets with a passive ballistic net solution from APCO Aviation Defense. Easy to deploy and cost-effective, our nets provide protection without complex interception mechanisms.
When a UAV or other flying asset must be recovered or captured, the recovery net forms part of a wider system designed to preserve the platform and payload for further use. The solution is defined around your mission requirements, including:
The goal is to reduce the risk of platform or payload loss and support recovery within a defined area.
When the risk comes from an incoming ballistic or kinetic object, the requirement shifts from recovery to protection.
Ballistic protection nets are designed around the threat and the asset or area behind the protection system.
We work with your team through every stage of the project to deliver reliable, mission-ready solutions.
Align on mission needs, operational constraints, and success criteria.
Engineer lightweight, low-bulk solutions built around performance.
Prototype and test to verify reliability and safety.
Manufacture with quality control and timely delivery.
Provide documentation, training, and ongoing support.
APCO Aviation Defense works within the standards, certifications, and regulatory frameworks that support defense and aerospace programs.
Ballistic net textile solutions must be defined around the mission, the asset, the risk and the required outcome. APCO Aviation Defense brings practical development and engineering experience to this work.
Solutions are shaped around what must be recovered, captured or protected.
Compact textile solutions help reduce integration burden and support prototypes, small production runs and larger project needs without requiring large batches.
Net materials, deployment logic and structural behavior are evaluated for the application.
Selection and development are guided by the operating conditions and the validation required.
Explore ready product options developed for lightweight recovery, precision airdrop and mission-ready integration.
Controlled descent solutions for speed reduction and safer recovery.
Steerable canopy solutions for guided descent and improved landing control.
High-performance gliding parachutes for precision recovery and delivery.
Lightweight cruciform and cross parachutes for recovery applications.
Practical guidance on UAV recovery, parachute systems and protective textiles from APCO’s engineering team.
Ballistic net solutions are designed for two main applications: recovering or capturing flying assets and protecting critical assets from incoming impact risks. Depending on the requirement, the net system may support UAV recovery, object capture, impact containment, or protection of equipment and operational areas.
A UAV recovery net is designed to capture a flying platform while reducing the risk of damage to the asset or its payload. A ballistic protection net is designed to address an incoming kinetic or ballistic threat, with the objective of stopping, capturing, containing, or intercepting the object. Each requires a different approach to materials, system design, and impact management.
Yes. APCO Aviation Defense develops custom defense textile net solutions around the specific application, object trajectory, impact conditions, and required outcome. Material selection, net construction, and deployment strategy are defined according to the recovery or protection requirements.
Ballistic net design depends on the object being captured or intercepted, its expected trajectory, impact conditions, available installation or recovery area, and the required outcome.
UAV recovery nets can be designed to reduce the risk of damage during capture. The recovery outcome depends on factors such as the UAV's mass, speed, geometry, impact conditions, and the net system's ability to manage capture forces. Preserving the platform and payload must be considered when defining the recovery requirements.
Testing and validation should reflect the intended recovery or protection application. Relevant considerations include the expected impact conditions, net materials, structural response, attachment points, and required capture or containment outcome. The validation approach is defined around the specific project requirements rather than assuming one net configuration will suit every application.
