Environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion plans to fly drones in and around London Heathrow airport as part of its action “to shut the airport down
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
Invisible Interdiction to develop rifle-mounted counter-UAS jammer for US defense department
Florida based Invisible Interdiction reports it has been awarded a contract to design, test and qualify a very small, lightweight rail-mounted C-UAS jamming module. According
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China “has developed advanced anti-aircraft gun to target drones”
The Global Times reports a new self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has been used during an exercise conducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army Academy of
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AerialX “finalising development of counter-UAS armed DroneBullet drone”
Jane’s reports that Canadian counter UAS company AerialX is finalising the development of DroneBullet, “an intuitive, high-speed multi-rotor kinetic energy interceptor solution designed to counter
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Embry-Riddle University “develops, commercialises neural-network counter-UAS system”
A new counter UAS system that detects and commandeers unauthorized drones, guiding them to land safely, will be commercialized under a licensing agreement between Embry-Riddle
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Dynetics awarded USD130 million DoD contract to provide 100kW air defence laser
Dynetics, along with its partners, has been awarded a USD130 million contract to build and test the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces
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“Israeli security forces neutralize 80 non-hostile drones at Eurovision Song Contest”
The Times of Israel reports that Israeli security forces neutralized but did not shoot down 80 drones flying near the Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv
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OpenWorks C-UAS company attracts new investment and adds AI to its drone capture system
UK-based based property and investment company Adderstone Group has invested a seven-figure sum into OpenWorks Engineering, UK manufacturer of the Skywall drone capture system. Skywall
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US Navy extends contract with CACI to purchase more Sky Tracker C-UAS units
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) reports that it intends to negotiate an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost
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FAA warns US airports that counter-UAS equipment may pose a safety risk
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued new advice to airports seeking to acquire counter-UAS systems. “In order to support the safe integration of UAS
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