Responding to a request made at extremely short notice, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH provided elements of its modular counter-UAS solution, sensors and operators to help
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
DroneShield releases DroneLocator firmware update
DroneShield has released a major firmware update – DroneLocator – applicable to the company’s global inventory of C-UAS systems. Remote ID, designed to broadcast critical
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UK Army procures SMASH targeting system in GBP20m framework contract to combat micro-drones
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a five year long framework agreement with Viking Arms for the SMASH targeting system to counter small UAS
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Prize contest identifies 10 innovative solutions to detect, track and identify low flying objects
Border Security Report received 21 proposals in response to a Prize Award Contest announced following an industry challenge by Frontex to source innovative and cost-efficient
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Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency upgrades Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace NASAMS radar
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA) to upgrade the radars on the NASAMS Air Defence System.
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HENSOLDT’s second batch of IRIS-T SLMs strengthens Ukrainian defence against small low-flying vehicles
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT is supplying four more high-performance radars for Diehl Defence’s IRIS-T SLM air defence system, which ensures the protection of Ukraine against attacks
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Lack of drone detection equipment contributes to rise in prison drug deliveries
A single Ontario prison “saw nearly 100 drones deliver drugs, weapons, cell phones, and other contraband to inmates in 2022,” according to a report by
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Paris 2023: Thales and Robin Radar announce multi-year global framework agreement
At a signing ceremony at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, Robin Radar Systems and Thales formalised a multi-year Global Framework Agreement (GFA) between
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Paris 2023: Thales reinforces support to Estonia for defence, including low altitude airspace
The Estonian Center for Defence Investment (ECDI) has contracted Thales to supply two Ground Master 400 Alpha radars for the Estonian Air Force, complementing airspace
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French Navy carries out live tests of high energy laser weapon designed to combat drones
The French defence ministry has reported completion of live tests using the High Energy Laser with Multiple Applications – Power (HELMA-P) aboard the Navy’s Horizon-class air
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