Counter-UAS systems and policies - Unmanned airspace

Adler launches new range of autonomous C-UAS interceptor drones

January 21, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Adler Aerospace has launched the TALOS-J and TALOS-E autonomous counter-UAS interceptor drones at UMEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi, according to a Linkedin post from Adler

Choctaw Nation extends rural drone delivery network with SMART Grant

January 21, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has received a nearly USD2 million Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), “advancing healthcare logistics and

Boeing chooses Drone Sky Defender C-UAS system to protect its manufacturing plants

January 21, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Drone Sky Defender has announced that Boeing has selected Drone Sky Defender as its drone detection provider for manufacturing facilities nationwide. “The deployment represents a

NASA issues solicitation for drone detection and identification services

January 20, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter UAS systems tenders, Counter-UAS systems and policies, UAS traffic management tenders

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)

HENSOLDT integrates kinetic countermeasures into Germany’s ASUL C-UAS

January 20, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has commissioned HENSOLDT to integrate kinetic countermeasures into the ASUL drone defence system. This

KeepZone in exclusive reseller agreement for net launcher C-UAS in Mexico

January 20, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

KeepZone AI Inc. has entered into an exclusive reseller agreement with an aerospace defence technology developer to resell the developer’s counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) product

Kongsberg acquires “affordable” C-UAS missile company Zone 5

January 20, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed an agreement to acquire the California-based missile company Zone 5 Technologies LLC, which designs and produces affordable, mass producible

US CENTCOM and partners open air defence coordination cell in Qatar

January 20, 2026 Kylie Bielby Counter-UAS systems and policies

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and regional partners have opened a new coordination cell at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to enhance integrated

Academic research pinpoints drone threats to Australia’s critical infrastructure

January 19, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

Researchers from Innovation Central Canberra (ICC) at the University of Canberra have teamed up with Australian tech company DroneShield to understand the risk profile of cyber-attacks to critical infrastructure.

Protecting critical European infrastructure: major EDF research programme underway

January 19, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Counter-UAS systems and policies

The European Defense Fund (EDF) research project Prediction and Response of Effectors on Critical Infrastructure and Structural Environments (PRECISE) has started, bringing together a European