As of April 2026, a total of 24 companies have joined Ukraine’s private air defence initiative, reports the country’s defence ministry. “These are companies of
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
ThinKom launches mobile directed energy C-UAS system Alecto
California-based ThinKom Solutions has launched Alecto™, a mobile, rapid tracking phased-array/ microwave directed energy- based system designed to defeat drone swarms. Alecto provides “fire-on-the-move” capability and
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AeroVironment launches layered, modular C-UAS network Halo_Shield
AeroVironment has announced the release of Halo_Shield™, a modular, distributed, and cost-effective counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) designed to predict, detect, track, identify and defeat advanced
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Romania joins US C-UAS JTF 401 marketplace
The US Secretary of the Army and Romania’s Minister of National Defense have signed an agreement this week enabling Romania to procure C-UAS technologies through
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The Netherlands’ LVNL issues market consultation for a common information service requirement
The Netherland’s LVNL air traffic management agency has issued a market consultation (Request for Information) “to gain insight into available Common Information Service (CIS) solutions
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DroneShield’s latest C–UAS plug-in “will run on the TAK government security platform”
DroneShield reports that as part of a major Q2 2026 release, its relaunched RfLink is an ATAK-CIV plugin running on the TAK platform, enabling a
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Skyports starts drone delivery trials in New York
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Skyports Drone Services have announced that trial flights using a small uncrewed aircraft to carry
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Proposed legislation will allow US critical infrastructure sites to shoot down drones
US Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has introduced S. 4380 bill which will give critical infrastructure sites the legal authority to take down unauthorized drones. “The
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European Commission seeks feedback on new aviation strategy – drones and eVTOLs included
The European Commission has launched work on an EU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategy and is inviting the public and industry stakeholders to share their feedback through a call
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Australian government launches public consultation on drone security policy
Australia’s department for home affairs has published a consultation paper inviting public and industry input on proposals to strengthen Australia’s national security framework for uncrewed
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