Category Archives: C-UAS

Pierce + Northrop + Liteye Live Fire Demonstration with US Army

Liteye’s Anti-UAV Defeat System “AUDS” and SCUWR’s 30mm X 113mm Chain Gun mounted on a US Army Stryker armoured vehicle

Pierce Aerospace, a Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), participated in the first C-UAS engagement that confirmed positive ID of UAS with a Remote ID system. Pierce’s Flight Portal ID (FPID), compliant with the ASTM F38 Workgroup “UAS Remote ID and Tracking” standard, delivered Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) information to Counter-UAS (C-UAS) operators, which resulted in the successful execution of an engagement against “hostile” UAS at the US Army Futures Command Maneuver and Fires Integration Experiment (MFIX). Continue reading →

Colorado Drone Mystery: US Air Force Denies Involvement

The US Air Force issued a “not us” denial, a week after The Gazette questioned whether a Wyoming base was behind the mysterious sightings of drone swarms over northeastern Colorado in recent weeks. Continue reading →

Israel’s New Laser Interception System

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that its investment in laser technology has led to a breakthrough in the development of laser defense systems, intended to intercept a variety of threats including drones and, rockets, artillery, and mortar attacks. Continue reading →

Task Force to Probe Source of Mysterious Drones over Colorado

The night-time drone flights over parts of rural Colorado and Nebraska that have baffled investigators will now be the subject of a multi-agency task force, federal and state authorities announced. Continue reading →

Colorado Drone Sightings Could Have a Simple Explanation

The mysterious drone swarms spotted over Colorado that have vexed the governor, law enforcement and residents might not be so mysterious after all. While no one has taken responsibility, and even the Federal Aviation Administration has claimed ignorance, the answer could be a secretive Air Force program intended to keep prying eyes away from nuclear missile silos. Continue reading →

US Army Brings Back Avengers in Face of Russian Aggression

The U.S. Army brings back its Avenger surface-to-air missile systems mounted on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, commonly known as the Humvee. Continue reading →

Liteye Systems Expands Manufacturing – Opens 55K Sq. Ft. Facility

Liteye Systems Ribbon Cutting – Pictured from Left to Right (Executive Team): Derek Newsom, Chief Operating Officer, Scott McClean, Government Relations, Kenneth Geyer, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, (Kenneth Geyer’s Daughters), Jamie Chief Procurement Officer, Tom Scott, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Zac Neumayr, VP of Strategic Accounts, Rick Sondag, VP of Operation, Ryan Hurt, VP of Business Development

Liteye Systems, Inc. the US leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, announced the opening of a new 55,000 square foot facility in Highfield Business Park, near Centennial Airport, CO to accommodate rapid growth and support increasing manufacturing demands. Continue reading →

Leidos to Acquire Dynetics for $1.65bn

Dynetics and its partners are building the army’s laser weapon system demonstrator

Leidos Holdings, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-owned Dynetics, Inc. (“Dynetics”), an industry-leading applied research and national security solutions company, for $1.65 billion in cash. The Board of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction. Continue reading →