Counter-UAS systems and policies - Unmanned airspace

DroneShield partners with Nearmap to add high-grade mapping data to Drone Sentry C2 counter drone product

April 5, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Australian counter drone company DroneShield has announced an enhanced version of its Drone Sentry C2 Command-and-Control software, in partnership with location intelligence firm, Nearmap. Nearmap

CS Group-Thales consortium “wins French military’s EUR 350 million PARADE contract”

April 4, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

According to IntelligenceOnline, the CS Group-Thales consortium has won the competition to supply the French defence ministry with C-UAS equipment as part of the ministry’s

AEC Skyline and ForcePro link to provide C-UAS equipment to Benelux

April 4, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

The CEOs of Dutch companies AEC Skyline and ForcePro, Stef Have and Theo Karafantis have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing counter unmanned aerial

Japan expands counter drone capability with new electronic warfare unit

April 1, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

According to an article published by Kyodo News, Japan continues to expands it electronic warfare capabilities in response to military build-up by China and Russia.

ADW 2022: European security agencies developing common methodologies for C-UAS protection of U-space/critical infrastructure

March 31, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

INTERPOL will publish in June this year the results of its testing a range of counter-UAS systems at Oslo airport (https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/interpol-tests-counter-drone-systems-at-oslo-airport-plans-counter-drone-guide-in-early-2022/), as part of a

Teledyne launches mobile C-UAS system incorporating radar, camera and RF detectors

March 31, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced the launch of a new Lightweight Vehicle Surveillance System (LVSS) with new air domain awareness

FN Herstal demonstrates hard/soft kill C-UAS capabilities at NNTEX-C

March 31, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

FN Herstal has announced that its deFNder® Family of Remote Weapon Stations was recently tested for countering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) during the NATO Non-Lethal

DroneShield C-UAS systems “now comply with UK defence ministry SAPIENT format”

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

DroneShield reports it has reached compliance with UK Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) SAPIENT format. According to the company, SAPIENT is a common operating format

US government issues counter drone report highlighting safety and security risks of drones

March 25, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility, UTM and C-UAS market analysis

The US Government Accountability Office (GOA) has issued a Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics addressing counter drone technologies for uncrewed aircraft systems, or drones. The

Thales demonstrates its Horus Shield counter drone system during Spanish Army tests

March 23, 2022 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Thales has demonstrated its Horus Shield Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) – which is part of Thales’ Eagle Shield solution – to the Spanish Army. The