Counter-UAS systems and policies – Page 187

US defence department awards L3Harris USD40m contract for VAMPIRE counter drone weapons for Ukraine

January 9, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

L3Harris Technologies reports a USD40 million contract received from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to deliver 14 Vehicular Agnostic Modular Palletised ISR Rocket Equipment

US Army selects Leonardo DRS to provide additional M-LIDS counter drone platforms

January 9, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

The US Army has issued a new task order to Leonardo DRS under an existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide additional counter unmanned aircraft

DroneShield reports AUD11 million order for a range of counter drone equipment

January 9, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

An unnamed government agency customer has selected DroneShield in a purchase order for approximately AUS11 million for the supply of several different types of DroneShield

BAE Systems demonstrates APKWS-guided rockets destroy all targets including fast-moving drones

January 8, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

BAE Systems reports completion of additional ground-to-air test firings to prove the effectiveness of 70mm rockets guided by Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) guidance

Dedrone acquires Aerial Armor to develop multi-sensor counter drone command and control platform

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

Airspace security company Dedrone has acquired Aerial Armor, a specialist in counter drone systems and integrator of drone detection hardware. According to the press release,

DroneShield delivers counter drone capability to Australian defence department

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

Counter drone company DroneShield reports completion of contractual elements of the Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision System (ACVS) program to the Australian Department of Defence under

Counter drone company Open Works Engineering seeks senior software engineer

January 4, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies, Jobs and appointments

Counter drone company Open Works Engineering invites applicants for the role of Senior Software Engineer to develop advanced software to power company products. This includes

US Air Force awards Black Sage a C-UAS contract “worth up to USD900 million”

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

Black Sage Technologies has announced it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for counter-UAS systems from the US Air Force. The contract has a

DroneShield’s DroneGun neutralises four suspicious drones at Brazilian presidential ceremony

January 3, 2023 Jenny Beechener Counter-UAS systems and policies

DroneShield reports its DroneGun Tactical counter drone/counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) system has been utilised in the inauguration ceremony for the president-elect of Brazil, Luiz

South Korea “to form new C-UAS unit to deter North Korean drone incursions”

December 28, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Reuters reports that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on December 27 the country would create new a military unit specialising in counter drone defence,