By Jenny Beechener Raytheon UK is to open a laser weapon integration centre at Livingston in Scotland in 2023; supporting not only its existing demonstrator
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UK laser directed energy programme tests accuracy and power in latest trials
Dragonfire, the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the
Read moreUS Marines field I-CsUAS counter drone equipment to defend against sUAS threats
The US Marine Corps is fielding the Installation-Counter small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (I-CsUAS) to protect Marine Corps installations by detecting, identifying, tracking and defeating small
Read moreUS Congress told “8000 illegal cross-border drone flights since August 2021”
US government officials told Congress about potential threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at a hearing on 14 July 2022 according to a report
Read moreRussian Stupor counter drone gun identified in operation in Ukraine, reports Tass
According to an article published by Tass, Russia’s hand-held electromagnetic weapon against unmanned aerial vehicles, Stupor, has been used for the first time during the
Read moreIndia’s Big Bang Boom Solutions “to supply IAF with counter-UAS units”
According to a Linkedin post from Atul Tripathi, Chennai-based Big Bang Boom Solutions (India) will deliver its Anti-Drone Defence System (ADDS) to the Indian Air
Read moreDedrone announces new round of USD30 million in Series C-1 financing
Counter-UAS (C-UAS) company Dedrone has announced it has closed USD30million in an oversubscribed Series C-1 financing round. “Led by public safety technology company Axon, this latest
Read moreEUROPOL 2021 terrorism report highlights potential of new digital, autonomous terrorism threats
In its latest European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2022, EUROPOL has highlighted the new threats likely to be faced by Europe’s security and
Read moreFBI “employing C-UAS systems to detect illegal drone flights over wildfires”
Multiple press reports say the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is employing counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems to help wildland firefighters by detecting, identifying, and neutralizing
Read moreNorthrop Grumman “on track to deliver 1 megawatt laser to the DoD”
Northrop Grumman Corporation reports it has recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more
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