The US Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is helping to develop a prototype AI-based visual recognition and identification system with increased performance capability compared
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
Dedrone expands with three new hires in line with global growth strategy
Airspace security company Dedrone has expanded its team with three key hires. Sara Devitt joined as Chief People Officer; Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE joined as Vice
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Vulnerability of manned aircraft to drone strikes; EASA to present study results – 25 October
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is presenting the results of the research work on ‘Vulnerability of manned aircraft to drone strikes’ at an on-site
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Israeli security personnel ‘thwart attempt smuggle reconnaissance drones’ into the country
The Israeli Ministry of Defense reports its security personnel have prevented the entry of reconnaissance drones hidden inside a minibus entering the country at the
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Ukraine “using UK air-to-air missiles for C-UAS missions to good effect”
In an interview with the UK’s Times foreign editor Maxim Tucker, a senior officer in Ukraine’s air defence command said the UK’s supply of ASRAAM
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Drone attacks on UK critical infrastructure “relatively small but possibly significant”
Drone attacks on UK critical infrastructure have been added to the UK’s National Risk Register. The likelihood level is relatively small but the impact could
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India’s border force tests C-UAS system developed by DCM Shriram Industries, Skylock partnership
The collaboration between DCM Shriram Industries and Israel’s Avnon Group first announced in 2022 has moved to system tests combining Avnon’s Skylock system with DCM’s
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Hensoldt’s Twinvis air defence/C-UAS passive radar enters market
Hensoldt’s Twinvis passive radar is now available in a fully integrated shelter version for military applications. A dedicated production line at the company’s Ulm facilities
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AAUS argues ‘insufficient evidence to implement Remote ID in Australia”
The Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems (AAUS) submission paper to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts finds “insufficient evidence to
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MBDA and brigkAIR launch Swarm Drone Challenge
By Tim Mahon MBDA Germany and incubator brigkAIR launched the Swarm Drone Challenge at an event in Munich on 3 August. Endowed with up to
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