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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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
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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CEN workshop COURAGEOUS on testing methodology for counter drone systems
The European committee for standardisation, CEN, is hosting a workshop aimed at developing a workshop agreement (CWA) for ‘Unmanned aircraft systems – counter UAS –
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France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary to jointly acquire Mistral 3 gound-based defence system
The Minister for the Armed Forces for France, and his counterparts from Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary, on Monday 19 June 2023 signed a Letter
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European defence companies conclude successful TALOS laser trials, neutralise agile targets
TALOS (Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System), a major collaborative defence research project launched under the European Commission’s Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), has successfully
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DroneShield responds to market growth with expansion of US headquarters in Northern Virginia
Drone detection and countermeasures company DroneShield is expanding its US operations, including the expansion of its US headquarters in Northern Virginia and US team. The
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US Army’s C-UAS and air defence capabilities and challenges to be studied in depth
The recently-published H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 from the US House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Read moreUS Army seeks non-combat drones to increase capacity to carry lethal payloads in combat
The US Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) unit invites tenders from industry to adapt non-combat drones with “lethal payloads for small unmanned aerial systems”,
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