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BAE Systems Unveils New APKWS Precision Guided Rocket

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– BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill (APK) guidance kit for the Hydra 70 unguided rocket is getting an evolutionary iteration as the company works towards defeating the interceptor-to-threat cost ratio and UAS threat. It was on display at the Sea Air Space 2025 conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Dave Smialek, Director of Business Development in […]

India Successfully Test Fires C-UAS Laser System

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The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday (April 13, 2025) announced the successful trial of a Mk-II(A) Laser- Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) system “mastering the technology of disabling missiles, drones and smaller projectiles.” The success has put India in the exclusive and limited club of nations, which are possessing the high-power Laser-DEW […]

Epirus Introduces Leonidas H2O, Energy-Based, High-Power Microwave System

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– Epirus has announced the introduction of Leonidas H2O, a, high-energy, high-power microwave (HPM) system developed to counter boat motors, unmanned surface vessels (USV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The system is built using the scalable Leonidas energy-based, high-power microwave technology platform. Leonidas H2O demonstrated effectivity against vessel motors at record ranges during the U.S. […]

China’s Innovative Anti-Drone Barrage Weapon System

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China has unveiled a type of innovative barrage weapon system, the first of its kind in the world, with its chief designer introducing in a recent magazine interview that the weapon can effectively counter drone swarms. The air defense system, named the anti-drone swarm and anti-missile barrage weapon system in full, is unveiled in the […]

Ukraine’s Shahed Interceptor

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The Ukrainian defense-industrial complex presented a drone to intercept Russian “Shahed”. The relevant drone footage was shown in a video by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The drone was presented to the Belgian delegation, primarily to Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever, who arrived in Kyiv and was introduced to new developments of the Ukrainian defense […]

Rohde & Schwarz Unveils Next-Generation Multi-Band Jammer for Counter-Drone Missions

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– Rohde & Schwarz has announced the market launch of ARDRONIS Effect, a major upgrade providing defense and security customers the ability to protect personnel, platforms and infrastructure against even the most innovative of drone threats today and in the future. In response to rapidly evolving drone threats observed in conflicts around the world, ARDRONIS […]

UK Royal Navy Warship Shoots Down Swarms of Drones in Live-Fire Exercise

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One of the Royal Navy’s most advanced warships shot down swarms of drones in a live-fire exercise off the Welsh coast. Taking on the kind of threats currently seen in the Red Sea and other regions, the Type 45 destroyer showcased her cutting-edge weaponry, radars and sensors. Exercise Sharpshooter was HMS Dauntless’ final test before […]

Ukrainian Avenger Downs Russian Shahed Drone with Browning Machine Gun

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Ukrainian Air Defense shot down a Russian Shahed drone using a Browning heavy machine gun mounted on the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system. The video, shared by the Air Force’s Southern Command, is believed to be the first of its kind and was spotted by open-source intelligence analyst OSINTtechnical. According to the unit’s statement, on […]

NORTHCOM Wants New Tech to Down Drones within ’24 Hours’ of Sighting

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Amid an uptick in drone activity nationwide, the commander responsible for safeguarding North American airspace said U.S. Northern Command is acquiring new technology to swiftly deploy to bases around the country to counter these threats. “What NORTHCOM has done is proposed a process where we would bring in ‘flyaway kits’ to supplement, or in the […]

Russia Laser Rifle Downs Drones at 500 Meters

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A new development in military technology emerged this week when Russia showcased a laser rifle designed to counter small drones, specifically first-person view [FPV] models, at a defense conference near St. Petersburg. The weapon, which operates at a range of 500 meters, uses focused ytterbium laser emission to disable drones by targeting their bodies, propellers, […]