A statement released by the White House on 28 January includes President Biden’s announcement that an attack, “carried out by radical Iran-backed militant groups operating
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
India’s DRDO aiming high with directed energy weapons for C-UAS and C-RAM
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working hard to field a demonstrator of a lightweight, mobile, 100kW-class directed energy weapon (DEW), according to
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DAT-CON, Teledyne FLIR and Marduk Technologies win Frontex Detection of Low-Flying Objects contest
Frontex announced the winners of its first Prize Award Contest for the Detection of Low-Flying Objects on 26 January. After what the agency describes as
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BAE Systems tests counter-UAS configuration of AMPV in collaborative effort with Moog
BAE Systems has tested a variant of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) in a counter-UAS confuration and in collaboration with Moog, the company announced on
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New report highlights vulnerabilities in development of directed energy weapon systems
A report issued on 23 January by the (US) National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technology Institute highlights the unsurprising but nonetheless concerning fact that weak
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German government awards development contract for new SHORAD/VSHORAD system
The German government signed a contract with ARGE NNbS on 25 January, authorising development of the Short and Very Short Range Air Defence System (SHORAD/VSHORAD)
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BeeSense, DRS RADA and NT Service deliver new advanced counter-UAS solution
BeeSense, DRS RADA Technologies and NT Service have partnered to deliver a new advanced multi-sensor drone detection and mitigation system. BeeSense contributed modern sensor technologies
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UK to upgrade Royal Navy’s Sea Viper air defence system for more complex air threats
In the wake of Royal Navy warships downing Houthi drones in the Red Sea, the service’s Sea Viper air defence programme is to receive a
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UK Dstl awards Leonardo and QinetiQ new contract to protect armoured vehicles
The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has placed a new contract through the Aurora Engineering Delivery Partnership (EDP) for a programme targeted to
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“Ukrainian drones attack Russian air defence/C-UAS Pantsir manufacturing plant”
Ukrainian drones have struck the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft system manufacturing facility in the Russian city of Tula, according to the Ukrainian defence department. “A local Telegram
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