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Kalashnikov Buckshot: ‘Worse Than Nothing’ Against Drones?

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New videos on Russian social media analyzed in detail at The Armourer’s Bench website provide a do-it-yourself guide for creating anti-drone buckshot rounds for the ubiquitous AK-74 assault rifle. This seems to be something of a trend, which is not surprising when infantry combat is rare and drone attacks are frequent. Ukraine has fielded more […]

Austin Signs New Strategy for Countering Effects of Unmanned Systems

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The Defense Department has announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has recently signed a new, classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems. According to an unclassified fact sheet released by the department, unmanned systems are increasing in capability and are posing ever-increasing threats to the U.S. and its allies. “Enabled […]

CobraJet – Next-Gen Low-Cost C-UAS Interceptor

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– SkyDefense LLC of Brighton, Colorado has announced its AI- enabled eVTOL interceptor, CobraJet. CobraJet is an autonomous tactical battery-powered jet that is capable of detecting, tracking, identifying and neutralizing enemy drones at long distances and at high speed (200+ mph). CobraJet provides for the protection of people, infrastructure (power plants, oil refineries, factories, borders) […]

US Trials 280 MPH Electric Hitchhiker Drone in Ukraine

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US-based IronNet and Asterion Systems have joined forces to test a unique Hitchhiker interceptor drone on the Ukrainian frontline. The two firms have come together to test the effectiveness of the counter drone technology in real combat situations, and Ukrainian frontlines offered the perfect backdrop. IronNet is an artificial intelligence (AI) based cybersecurity company, while […]

Dynetics Gets US Army Contract Worth up to $4BN for Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2

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On November 13, 2024, the Army awarded Dynetics, Inc. an Undefinitized Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity letter contract for Indirect Fire Protection Capability Inc 2 Low-Rate Initial Production, Full Rate Production, and Support Services. The contract valued at $4.1 billion will initially procure 18 IFPC Inc 2 launchers. The total not-to-exceed dollar value of the undefinitized contract […]

Allen-Vanguard and Metis Aerospace to Deliver Enhanced C-UAS Capabilities

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– Allen-Vanguard, a global provider of customised solutions for defeating Radio Frequency (RF) based terrorist and extremist threats, has announced a strategic collaboration with the domain knowledge experts in passive RF detection, Metis Aerospace. This collaboration has been established to leverage their respective expertise and proven products to address the growing requirement for a highly […]

Anduril Industries Gets $200M Contract to Develop C-UAS for Marine Air Defense Integrated System

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– Anduril has been awarded a $200 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop and deliver a Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS) Engagement System (CES) for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS). The MADIS CES Program of Record will provide cutting-edge, expeditionary CUAS capabilities to protect the […]

D-Fend Solutions to Test C-UAS Technology with Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division

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– D-Fend Solutions, a provider of field-proven radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone takeover technology, has announced a new agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) program. This program will focus on conducting extensive evaluation of D-Fend Solutions’ advanced counter-unmanned aircraft […]

Massive Chinese Anti-Drone High-Power Microwave Weapon Emerges

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A huge truck-mounted system is one of at least three large mobile ground-based high-power microwave directed energy weapons, primarily intended to down drones, at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow. This underscores a global explosion of demand for counter-drone capabilities, as well as China’s steady progress in the development, fielding, and exporting of microwave and laser directed […]