The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) recently concluded a weeklong hackathon featuring 20 expert hackers in partnership with Defense Digital Service, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade,
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
DroneShield receives counter-drone systems order from US government
DroneShield has received a repeat order of USD5.7 million from a US government customer for its counter-UxS (C-UxS) systems. C-UxS refers to counter-drone systems targeting
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BlueHalo awarded US Army contract for directed energy prototype development
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has awarded BlueHalo a USD95.4M contract for advanced directed energy prototype development as part of the Laser
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UK releases guidance on drone threats to shipping and mitigation measures
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has published new guidance for the maritime industry on the threat from aerial drones and potential response options to
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Terra Drone and Toshiba sign MoU to expand UTM and C-UAS businesses
Japan’s Terra Drone Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation to expand their uncrewed traffic management (UTM)
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Canadian Armed Forces to deploy CACI C-UAS
CACI International Inc has been selected by the Canadian Armed Forces to deploy counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) that will defeat uncrewed aerial vehicle threats, including
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Anduril launches Extended Range Sentry Tower for autonomous detection
Anduril Industries has introduced the Extended Range Sentry Tower (XRST) to its range of Sentry autonomous systems. XRST is designed to enable autonomous detections at
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Frontex seeks emerging C-UAS innovations to neutralise drone threats at EU borders
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is holding an Industry Day dedicated to exploring innovative and emerging solutions in the context of counter-uncrewed
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European Commission announces funding for the EUR 71 million E-CUAS programme
The EUR 71 million E-CUAS programme has been announced as one of the successful programmes to receive funding from the European Commission as part of
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UK developing drone killer radio wave weapon
The UK is developing a new weapon for the armed forces that uses radio waves to disable enemy electronics and take down multiple drones simultaneously.
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