Counter-UAS systems and policies – Page 161

Japanese firms release prototype counter drone high-energy laser weapons

April 5, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

Two Japanese defence firms have released prototypes of their high-energy laser weapons, according to a news bulletin from WION. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed a

Counter drone company Convexum rebrands as Sentrycs under Treo Asset Management

April 4, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

Counter drone company Convexum has rebranded as Sentrycs under the direction of US fund manager Treo Asset Management. Sentrycs aims to protect the sky from

Dedrone launches cloud-based City-Wide Drone detection system for remote C-UAS

April 4, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Dedrone has launched its City-Wide Drone Detection solution, available in 40 major cities across the globe, including the three largest cities in the US (New

DroneShield introduces light weight handheld counter drone device for law enforcement

April 4, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

Counter drone company DroneShield has launched a new handheld drone counter measure, available to qualified end-users. DroneGun Mk4 is a portable pistol-shape drone jammer, weighting 3.2kg.

C-UAS company BlueHalo purchases RF/DSP specialist Verus Technology Group

April 3, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

C-UAS company BlueHalo has today announced it has acquired Verus Technology Group. Verus designs, develops, and integrates C-UAS products using radio frequency (“RF”) and digital

ESG integrates Walaris camera-based detection/verification software into its ELYSION C-UAS system

April 3, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

AI-based software Walaris Airscout Verify for automated camera-based detection and verification of drones has been integrated into ESG’s ELYSION counter UAS system. According to a

Ukraine shows how its drone hunter units “achieve 80% success rate”

April 3, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Euronews and other media outlets have produced video reports of Ukraine’s anti-drone units. According to the news source: “Defending forces are using rapid reaction teams

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland to develop common air defence concept

April 3, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

The air force commanders of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland have recently signed a letter to develop a joint Nordic air defence concept of operations.

US Army counter drone office tests APKWS laser-guidance kits from BAE Systems

March 31, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ APKWS laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. The testing against

Unidentified drones over critical infrastructure ‘a major concern’ – industry comment

March 31, 2023 Jenny Beechener Commentary, Counter-UAS systems and policies

A report by Danish newspaper Borsen says the Danish Energy Agency received 16 reports of drone and ship activity at energy facilities in the weeks