Raytheon Company will deliver a prototype high-power microwave system to be deployed to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. Troops will use the HPM system to destroy hostile drones. Continue reading
Category Archives: C-UAS
Russian Views of the Saudi Oil Facility Attacks
On September 14, Yemen’s Houthi militants claimed responsibility for an attack on crucial Saudi Arabian oil facilities in Buqayq and Khurais, which was carried out using a number of suicide drones (allegedly 18) and 7 cruise missiles. The exact area(s) from which the strikes were delivered still remains unknown (Interfax, September 18). And some strong evidence actually points more directly to Iran Continue reading
Commercial Drones No Longer a New and Emerging Threat
The deliberate and calculated drone attack on Saudi Aramco oil facilities is of strategic and global significance Access to inexpensive unmanned aircraft has changed the landscape for malicious activities, heightening the threat to critical infrastructures; airports, energy, agriculture, commercial, government and public venues. Continue reading
Epirus Wins US Air Force Innovation Research Contract @ UAS Pitch Day
Epirus, the only U.S. company developing software-defined electromagnetic pulse (EMP) technology designed to take down dangerous drones, was awarded a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the U.S. Air Force at its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Pitch Day on July 24. Continue reading
DroneShield Enters Partnership with BT
DroneShield Ltd has announced a partnership with BT Group plc , a telecommunications solutions provider with operations in 180 countries, and the largest telecommunications company in the United Kingdom. Going forward, BT will provide counterdrone solutions to a range of its customers across a number of industries and sectors, utilising DroneShield’s industry-leading drone detection and mitigation technology. Continue reading
Moroccan Armed Forces Acquire Anti-Drone System
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have acquired from a Ukrainian firm, the Proximus Bukovel AD system. This new system will allow the FAR to annihilate any threat of drones, noted the Website FAR-Maroc, which disclosed the news. Continue reading
China’s Drone Catching Net Drone
Engineers in China have developed a new drone to catch illegal unmanned aerial vehicles Spider-Man style. Continue reading
Warren AFB Selects Dedrone for sUAS Defense
Dedrone, a provider of small UAS (sUAS) detection and tracking technology announced the continuation of their license agreement with F.E. Warren Air Force Base. F.E. Warren was selected to test the Dedrone platform in June of 2018 as part of a DIU testing phase that included six DoD facilities, and has been continuously testing, evaluating and using the capability for over a year. Continue reading