The US Air Force’s 319th Reconnaissance Wing opened the Point Defense Battle Lab’s (PDBL) permanent facility on April 9. PDBL is charged with developing tactics,
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
Wrap receives UK pre-order for 20 C-UAS systems
Wrap Technologies, Inc. has received a purchase order from Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Group (ABBS) for a pre-order of 20 MERLIN-1 counter-uncrewed aerial systems
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US Air Force seeking handheld C-UAS devices
The United States Air Force (USAF) is looking to purchase three handheld devices to detect and defeat drone threats. According to the solicitation posted on
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Dutch MoD purchases new Patriot for air defence
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has purchased an additional Patriot system from Raytheon to expand its air defence capabilities. The contract concerns the delivery of
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“Ukrainian interceptors downed more than 33,000 Russian drones in March”
In March 2026 Ukrainian interceptor drones downed more than 33,000 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles of various types, including Shahed, Gerbera, Molniya, ZALA, Orlan, and others
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UK MoD to purchase “significant number” of 700km/h Cambridge Aerospace Skyhammer interceptor drones
The UK Ministry of Defence has today (10 April 2026) announced that it is purchasing a significant number of Skyhammer air defence systems from UK-headquartered
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Canada’s ZenaTech to establish C-UAS interceptor production in Ukraine
Canada’s ZenaTech, Inc. has announced plans to establish a dedicated testing facility in Ukraine and conduct drone testing and operational deployment activities to validate its
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BAE Systems trialing new “low-cost” counter-UAS Typhoon air-to-air system
BAE Systems has successfully completed test firing of a low-cost precision weapon launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon, to counter uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), said the
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Powerus, DFT link to provide integrated C-UAS interceptor based “kill-chain”
Powerus, a U.S.-based autonomous systems company building next-generation drone infrastructure for defense and critical infrastructure, and Digital Force Technologies Inc. (DFT), a defence technology company
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Oleg Vornik steps down as DroneShield CEO – Angus Bean named as replacement
DroneShield today announced a leadership transition with Angus Bean appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Angus Bean has been with DroneShield for over a decade
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