Counter-UAS systems and policies - Unmanned airspace

US Congress told “8000 illegal cross-border drone flights since August 2021”

July 18, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

US government officials told Congress about potential threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at a hearing on 14 July 2022 according to a report

Russian Stupor counter drone gun identified in operation in Ukraine, reports Tass

July 15, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

According to an article published by Tass, Russia’s hand-held electromagnetic weapon against unmanned aerial vehicles, Stupor, has been used for the first time during the

India’s Big Bang Boom Solutions “to supply IAF with counter-UAS units”

July 13, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

According to a Linkedin post from Atul Tripathi, Chennai-based Big Bang Boom Solutions (India) will deliver its Anti-Drone Defence System (ADDS) to the Indian Air

Dedrone announces new round of USD30 million in Series C-1 financing

July 13, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Counter-UAS (C-UAS) company Dedrone has announced it has closed USD30million in an oversubscribed Series C-1 financing round. “Led by public safety technology company Axon, this latest

EUROPOL 2021 terrorism report highlights potential of new digital, autonomous terrorism threats

July 13, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

In its latest European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2022, EUROPOL has highlighted the new threats likely to be faced by Europe’s security and

FBI “employing C-UAS systems to detect illegal drone flights over wildfires”

July 13, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Multiple press reports say the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is employing counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems to help wildland firefighters by detecting, identifying, and neutralizing

Northrop Grumman “on track to deliver 1 megawatt laser to the DoD”

July 11, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Northrop Grumman Corporation reports it has recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more

Greece deploys counter drone technology from Israel, says report

July 10, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Greece has secretly implemented a “veritable umbrella against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles” over islands and other important sites across the country during the past two

Russia claims to use electromagnetic anti-drone gun in Ukraine

July 8, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

According to a report by The Jerusalem Post: “Russia claims to have made use of a new advanced weapon system in its ongoing invasion of

US DoD will equip Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles with C-UAS capability

June 30, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

The US Department of Defense has asked US industry for proposals to mount its Mobile, Low, Slow, Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) onto a