Russian forces in southern Ukraine installed a powerful radio-jammer designed to interfere with the signals that help to direct GPS-guided munitions and drones. Last week, Ukrainian forces blew up the Pole-21 GPS-jammer … with an apparent GPS-guided bomb. The irony wasn’t lost on the independent Conflict Intelligence Team. “It can be assumed that the [electronic-warfare […]
Anti-Drone
Epirus Delivers IFPC-HPM Counter-Swarm System to US Army
Epirus has announced the delivery of the first Indirect Fire Protection Capability – High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) system to the U.S. Army. The IFPC-HPM is a Leonidas-derived counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)-swarm capability – and this marks the first of four IFPC-HPM prototype systems Epirus will deliver to RCCTO, as part of a December 2022 contract award. Epirus […]
WhiteFox Safeguards United Nations General Assembly from Rogue Drones
As global leaders representing more than 140 countries convened for the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City this September, the threat of drone attacks remained a pressing concern. WhiteFox Defense played a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and security of the UN Assembly by deploying its state-of-the-art WhiteFox STRATUS system. Drones have increasingly been […]
Korean Firm Showcases Wolf-II C-UAS System
South Korean company Duta Technology displayed its Wolf-II handheld counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023. Speaking to Janes , Junsu Choi, managing director of Duta Technology, said the Wolf-II is the second generation of the Wolf handheld C-UAS and provides a soft-kill solution by disrupting command-and-control (C2) links or […]
Raytheon’s KuRFS and Coyote Detect and Defeat UAS Targets at US Army Summer Tests
Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the Low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft Integrated Defense System, or LIDS, during the U.S. Army’s annual summer test period. Joining U.S. Army officials were representatives from a number of international allied ground forces who attended to witness the test events firsthand. Raytheon’s Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, known […]
WhiteFox Defense Gets $1.25M US Air Force Contract for Handheld Drone Defense
WhiteFox Defense Technologies, an airspace management and counter drone solution provider, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on Scorpion 3, a light-weight, portable drone detection and mitigation solution to address the most pressing challenges in the US Department of the Air Force (DAF). Scorpion offers […]
NYPD Considering Tricked-Out Van to Track Down Illegal Drones
The NYPD is considering buying a space-age-looking drone-detection vehicle to thwart possible terror attacks from above. A spokeswoman said the department was “examining the possibility” of purchasing the customized “Trident Series Command Center with Drone Detection nodes” from Florida-based Flymotion. “The vehicle being customized by Flymotion allows NYPD to be vigilant against the hazard posed […]
DroneShield Launches SensorFusionAI
DroneShield has launched SensorFusionAI (SFAI), a sensor-agnostic, 3D data fusion engine for complex environments. Angus Bean, DroneShield’s CTO, commented “Detection of drones or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) is moving towards multi-sensor approach for fixed site (and in certain situations, vehicle and ship systems) where the space and budget allows for such approach, due to ability to […]
Israeli Merkava 4 Tanks Get Anti-Drone Cages
Recent photographs have emerged showing Israeli Merkava 4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) equipped with what appear to be anti-drone cages. These protective structures are believed to be designed to counter the threat posed by low-flying drones, which can be used for surveillance, targeting, or direct attacks. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict highlighted the vulnerability of armoured vehicles […]
BlueHalo Unveils Next Generation Missile to Deliver Layered C-UAS and Air Defense Capabilities
Building upon its industry-leading Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) solutions, BlueHalo is unveiling its Next Generation Missile in response to the US Government request for missile technology that rapidly and affordably enhances warfighter lethality, survivability, and combat effectiveness, providing an agile and disruptive new technology to the munition industrial base and expanding national security air defense […]