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DHS Wants $100M Worth of Counter-Drone Tech

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed plans to spend more than $100 million on systems designed to take out hostile drones. While not a formal announcement per se, DHS published a notice last week in its Acquisition Planning Forecast System, revealing its intention to acquire Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), potentially from multiple vendors, […]

US Army Tests Claymore Mine-Armed Drone

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The US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” has conducted what officials say is the first test in the United States of a first-person-view (FPV) drone shooting down another unmanned aerial vehicle. Over the skies of Fort Rucker, history was made as the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and the […]

Pentagon Establishes Joint Interagency Task Force to Deliver Affordable C-sUAS Capabilities

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he has directed Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to formally establish a joint, interagency task force to counter hostile unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones. “Our job here at the Pentagon — when you think about it — is to prepare for the threats of the future […]

Saab Reveals New Low Cost C-UAS Missile – Nimbrix

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– Saab has revealed Nimbrix, its first ever dedicated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) missile. The missile is developed to counter the increasing threat from small drones on the battlefield. The fire-and-forget missile is being rapidly developed at Saab with the aim to deliver a system featuring a target seeker, a hard-kill warhead, and a small […]

US Paratroopers Make History with Army’s First Drone-on-Drone Strike

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“In [the Star Wars movie], ‘A New Hope,’ Luke Skywalker flies an X-Wing through the Death Star trench and blows it up,” La Torre said. “This wasn’t like that. It was way harder. Honestly, it felt more like Darth Vader shooting down rebel pilots. He might be the villain, but he’s also one of the […]

Sentrycs Announces Pre-release of First-of-its-Kind Cyber over RF (CoRF) Handheld Device

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– Sentrycs,  a technology leader in cyber over RF solutions for counter-UAS (CUAS), has announced the pre-release of a handheld Cyber over RF (CoRF) device in response to increasing demand for additional versatility and economical options from critical markets, like law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe. By offering full functionality within a miniaturized […]

Taiwan Disguises Hellfire Missile Launcher as Civilian Truck

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Taiwan’s armed forces have developed a launch system for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles concealed inside what otherwise looks to be a civilian truck. Taiwanese authorities say the truck-mounted launcher could provide a valuable new means of employing Hellfires, especially if its AH-1W and AH-64E attack helicopters are faced with heavy air defense threats. It also offers […]

UK’s OSL to Supply New Drone Defence System for Norwegian Ministry of Defence

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The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has signed a contract with a British company, Operational Solutions Ltd. (OSL), for the purchase of new anti-drone systems. The systems being acquired are known as anti-drone systems, also called “Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems,” or C-UAS, which will protect bases as well as stationary objects and installations from drones. The […]

ParaZero Gets New Counter Drone Technology Order

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– ParaZero Technologies Ltd. has announced a significant development with a new purchase order for its advanced Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) solution from a reputable defense agency. This achievement reflects ParaZero’s strategic expansion into the defense sector, particularly within the rapidly evolving counter-drone marketplace. Currently, as the prevalence of drones escalates, they pose substantial security […]

IPG Photonics Ships C-AS Laser Weapons to Lockheed Martin

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Fiber laser specialist IPG Photonics has posted sales of $251 million for the second quarter of the year, well above the figure of $225 million that company executives had forecast back in May. CEO Mark Gitin attributed that to the combination of a “modest recovery” in the firm’s key industrial laser markets, alongside a lower-than-expected impact from trade tariffs. “By […]