UAS VISION
an independent online news service for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems world
Shield AI announced that L3Harris Technologies has licensed Shield AI’s Tracker Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (Tracker C-UAS) to equip its VAMPIRE platform, creating an integrated counter-drone solution. Continue reading
Terra Drone Corporation has announced that its Japan-made interceptor drone “Terra B1,” proposed under the “Interceptor Drone Early Acquisition Program” conducted by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), has passed the demonstration test and advanced to the next stage toward mass production. Continue reading
Invariant Corporation announced the successful integration of the FireFLY passive acoustic sensor and its artificial intelligence-driven EO/IR architecture with the Surface to Air Kinetic Engagement (STAKE) counter-unmanned aircraft system, establishing a completely passive sensor-to-effector kill chain for the detection and defeat of unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading
Mara was founded to neutralize the threat from FPV drone attacks. On August 26, the company announced a $7 million funding round to bring Spike, its integrated counter-UAS platform, from field testing to broad combat deployment. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun, Night Capital, Palmdrive, Protagonist, Freedom Fund and Indicator Fund, alongside angel investors. Continue reading
The U.S. Army tested an autonomous breaching vehicle with an onboard counter-UAS (C-UAS) turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg on August 18. As part of Project Sandhills 2.0, self-driving Ford F-250 trucks were put through their paces, some armed with computer-controlled drone-killing shotgun turrets. Continue reading
Motorola Solutions has completed the acquisition of D-Fend Solutions (D-Fend), an industry leader in counter-drone technology, for a purchase price of $1.5 billion. This deal provides public safety and enterprise customers with access to advanced counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) designed to safely neutralize rogue drone threats.
The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has entered into an agreement with Terma for the delivery of a new, integrated command-and-control system for counter-drone defence. The system will create a shared drone situational picture for the Danish Armed Forces and other authorities.