Frontex has just released a nine-month technological assessment report on the potential of high-altitude pseudo-satellites (HAPS) to enhance law-enforcement operations, border surveillance and communication. Main
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
Fortem Technologies plans to raise USD50 million in Series B funding to support expansion
Counter drone company Fortem Technologies CEO Jon Gruen has announced plans for a USD50 million Series B funding round, signalling the company’s commitment to growth
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FAA selects D-Fend’s EnforceAir counter drone system for airport test programme
Counter drone company D-Fend has been selected for participation in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Airport UAS Detection and Mitigation Research Program, under Section 383
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SPX CommTech unveils two new counter drone products at DSEI, 12-15 December
Radio Frequency (RF) solutions manufacturer SPX CommTech, formed by TCI and Enterprise Control Systems (ECS) is to launch two new RF solutions for faster Unmanned Aerial System
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Kongsberg selects Teledyne FLIR’s Cerberus XL mobile counter drone system in USD31m Ukraine deal
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies, has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway, valued at roughly USD31 million to provide its
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US defence department to install ‘AI airspace monitoring system’ to protect Washington DC
An artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system is set to be installed to enhance protection of the nation’s capital with the potential to scale across other
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Rheinmetall, Diehl and Hensoldt submit V/SHORAD proposal to Germany’s armed forces
The Rheinmetall Electronics, Diehl Defence, and Hensoldt Sensors Arbeitsgemeinschaft (ARGE) Nah- und Nächstbereichsschutz (NNbS) short- and very short-range air defence (V/SHORAD) working group has submitted
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Eurocae releases draft ED-322 on interoperability requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems
Standards agency Eurocae has released its draft document ED-322 on System Performance and Interoperability Requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems. The document describes the system performance
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US plans to ‘field thousands of autonomous systems’ to counter China’s rapid arms buildup
US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced a government initiative aimed at directly countering the People’s Republic of China’s rapid buildup of its armed
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High Point Aerotechnologies demonstrates detection of swarming and ‘stealthy’ UAS
Using its Sawtooth counter-UAS system, High Point Aerotechnologies, in collaboration with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the CUAS Center of Excellence at
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