Counter-UAS systems and policies – Page 15

QinetiQ’s share of Royal Navy DragonFire laser weapon contract “will be UKP67 million”

January 8, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

QinetiQ reports it has been awarded a UKP67 million contract to ensure the delivery of the UK’s first laser directed energy weapons to the Royal

EDA to test adversarial counter-drone technologies at OPEX 2026

January 8, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies, Events

Portugal will host the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) flagship operational experimentation campaign OPEX in 2026. The campaign will focus on several technological domains including autonomous

Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies partner on maritime counter-drone air defence

January 8, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Frankenburg Technologies to explore the development of a new air defence system in response to the

Rheinmetall and MBDA to form joint private limited company for naval laser activities

January 7, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

Rheinmetall and MBDA have announced plans to establish a joint venture for their naval laser activities. The new private limited company is expected to be

India “establishing joint C-UAS grid”

January 6, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

India is establishing a joint counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) grid to counter enemy drone attacks, separate from existing air defence networks, The Economic Times reports

Belgium receives Piorun air defence systems

January 6, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

Belgium’s Special Operations Regiment has received its first Piorun air defence systems. The portable and mobile system is designed for deployment by small units, providing

European Defence Budget earmarks EUR15 million for C-UAS aircraft research

January 5, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Around EUR 15 million has been set aside in the new European Defence Fund budget for. 2026 for the the development of a Future Multirole

FEMA announces regional C-UAS grant awards

January 5, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

The United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced several grant awards under its counter-uncrewed aerial systems programme, which provides funding to enhance state,

ParaZero “wins first DefendAir order from leading Israeli defence entity”

January 4, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Multiple news outlets report that Israel’s ParaZero Technologies has announced its first purchase order from a leading Israeli defence entity for the company’s advanced DefendAir

“Army of Drones” incentive scheme boosts Ukraine’s C-UAS interceptor production

January 2, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

According to a report in The Kyiv Post, Ukraine is producing between 500 and 800 C-UAS intercept drones a day as a key element in