As drones continue to reshape the battlefield, Russia is introducing a new countermeasure: an anti-drone round that splits into three projectiles after firing to widen its engagement area. Continue reading
Category Archives: C-UAS
Lockheed Martin Gets $3Bn Pentagon Contract for Sentinel C-UAS Radars
Lockheed Martin Corp., Liverpool, New York, was awarded a $2,998,742,163 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-no-fee contract for Sentinel A4 radar production and engineering services. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $500M US Army C-UAS and C-sUAS Contracts
AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $500,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of commercial counter-unmanned aerial systems and counter small-unmanned aerial systems capabilities. Continue reading
MBDA and Ukrainian Armor Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Deep Strike and C-UAS Capabilities
MBDA and the Ukrainian defence company Ukrainian Armor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), launching a strategic partnership discussion aimed at developing advanced defence capabilities in the fields of Deep Strike and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS).
L3 Harris to Deliver VAMPIRE C-UAS Interceptors to US Army in $106M Deal
L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Army to deliver VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems (c-UxS) to support urgent defense against hostile drones. The Army’s order is worth up to $106 million as part of the United States’ layered c-UxS defence approach. Continue reading
Rafael & SpearUAV Introduce IRON WASP C-UAS Capability
Rafael, a global supplier of multi-domain defence technology, and SpearUAV, a developer of AI-based encapsulated weapon systems, have announced a strategic collaboration to develop and market the Iron Wasp: an advanced encapsulated UAS interceptor a derivative of SpearUAV’ Viper I (Interceptor) that brings an organic, on-the-move aerial interception capability directly to ground combat platforms. Continue reading
Airborne RF Geolocation for C-UAS and EW Operations
A drone swarm attacks at low altitude, exploiting terrain cover. Ground-based RF sensors register signals – but the operator remains invisible, positioned behind a ridgeline two kilometres away. No ground sensor can reach him. This scenario is no longer hypothetical. It defines the tactical reality of today’s battlefields – and the capability gap the AARTOS Hawk T1 was designed to close. Continue reading
US Naval Research Laboratory Demonstrates Dual-Use Laser System for Power Beaming and C-UAS Operations
U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists successfully demonstrated a dual-use laser system capable of wirelessly transmitting power over long distances and rapidly transitioning to perform defensive missions, advancing expeditionary energy and defence capabilities for future warfighters. Continue reading