The Bundeswehr has tasked Rheinmetall with supplying the German armed forces with the Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system. Worth EUR595 million (including value added
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
DroneShield reveals full-year results for “record year” 2023 – three-fold revenue increase
DroneShield has disclosed its financial results for FY 2023, describing them as indicative of “a record year”. Financial highlights include Record contracts and rapidly growing
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Canada seeks industry proposals for C-UAS technology development funding
Under the Innovation in Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) programme, the Canadian Departmnent of National Defence (DND) has launched Window 2 of its Counter Uncrewed
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Hezbollah claims second shoot-down of Israeli Air Force Hermes 450 UAV over Lebanon
Hezbollah claimed on 26 February to have shot down an Israeli Air Force Hermes 450 UAV over Lebanon – the second such aircraft the Iran-backed
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Taiwan enhances counter-UAS capabilities and issues “anti-drone rifles” to armed forces
Press reports in Taiwan in mid-February claim that the armed forces have “completed deployment” of counter-UAS systems, specifically in the form of unspecified “anti-drone rifles”.
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Russia reveals “AI-enabled Stupor counter-drone system”
Kremlin-aligned news agency, RIA Novosti, has reported that Russia has developed “a comprehensive counter-drone system designated Stupor, developed and manufactured by a company of the
Read moreHoles in military counter-UAS defence strategies need to be urgently filled
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) last week announced a new strategy backed by at least GBP4.5 billion of investment over the
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Kaspersky releases Antidrone update – streamlines airspace monitoring and protection
Russia’s Kaspersky has released an update for its Antidrone solution to streamline airspace monitoring and protection while simultaneously reducing false alarm rates from radars, detectors
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Flex Force latest Dronebuster Block 4 now in full series production
The latest iteration of the proven Dronebuster family of counter-UAS systems – the Block 4 – is now in full rate production, according to a
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Austria selects Rheinmetall Skyranger on Pandur platform for mobile SHORADS
Acting as a subcontractor to General Dynamics European Land Systems, Rheinmetall will supply its Skyranger air defence turret to be integrated onto Austria’s existing fleet
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