General VanHerck joined D-Fend’s Advisory Board in October 2025. General VanHerck retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2024 after a distinguished career, culminating as
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
C-UAS robotic ground vehicles – Ukraine, Russia field units while the West watches and waits
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes For battlefield commanders it is a powerful image: fleets of robotic vehicles charging around the battlefield autonomously identifying airborne threats and using
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“Ukraine’s Contra Drone develops C-UAS ground robotic system NEO”
Ukraine’s Pravda news source reports that Ukrainian company Contra-Drone has developed a wheeled ground robot equipped with an expanded electronic warfare system, capable of protecting
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Europol sets out the future of drone use and threats for law enforcement
A new report from Europol examines the use of unmanned systems by law enforcement as well as activities and capabilities against the unlawful use of
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Drone strike resulted in damage to Chernobyl radiation shield
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) investigating the effects of military activity on energy infrastructure has found that the protective shield covering
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Ondas to develop drone-based border protection system for the United States
Ondas Holdings’ Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) has been selected as the prime contractor for a development and commercialisation programme for a border protection system for
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US Army training tests EW and C-UAS capabilities in Arctic conditions
The United States Army’s 11th Airborne Division has conducted an electromagnetic warfare (EW) and counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) training event at the Joint Pacific Alaskan
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US DHS tests kinetic C-UAS capabilities and collateral effects mitigation
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has shared details of its tests in North Dakota over the summer to
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AIM Robotics launches RPAS Wilco C-UAS platform
Canada’s AIM Robotics has launched RPAS Wilco SafeAirspace, a counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) platform that unifies RF drone detection, flight authorisation and operational response into
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Blighter launches enhanced tracker for improved C-UAS radar performance
Blighter has announced it has added a proprietary dynamic radar target tracker module to its BlighterNexus AI-assisted connectivity and processing hub. “BlighterNexus Track is designed
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