The US-led coalition and its Iraqi counterparts have brought down almost a dozen drones used by ISIS to both collect reconnaissance and drop munitions on Iraqi troops, the coalition said US Army Col. Brett Sylvia, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division responsible for the train, advise, and assist mission in Iraq. Continue reading
Category Archives: C-UAS
Liteye and Tribalco Team to Deliver AUDS Counter Drone Systems to US Military Customers
Liteye Systems, Inc., provider of the AUDS counter unmanned defense system, and Tribalco, LLC, a global integrated technology services and solutions company, have teamed up in order to deliver multiple AUDS systems to the U.S. Military.
Global Anti-Drone Market to Reach $1BN by 2022
A new report expects that the global anti-drone market will reach USD 1.14 Billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 23.89% between 2017 and 2022. Continue reading
FAA is Exploring Anti-Drone Systems
As drones become a more common sight overhead, the government has started to think more and more about how to protect the skies. At CES 2017, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed that it is researching new ways to detect and defend against drones.
South Korea Plans Anti-Drone Laser Weapon
The Ministry of National Defense said that it plans to develop laser technology capable of shooting down North Korean drones by next year. Continue reading
New Russian Mobile Anti-Drone System
Russian engineers have completed development of a new mobile anti-drone warfare complex. Appropriately named the ‘Repellent’, the system is designed to suppress and destroy miniaturized enemy drones no larger than a few dozen centimeters and no heavier than a few kilograms. Continue reading
Airbus EBS introduces Portable Jamming System to Xpeller Counter-UAV Product Family
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future Hensoldt, has added a portable jamming system to its family of Counter-UAV products which detects illicit intrusions of small drones over critical areas and offers electronic countermeasures minimising the risk of collateral damage. Continue reading
Directed Energy Could Protect American Troops
The US Army is justifiably proud of the capability of its unmanned aircraft systems. They give war fighters an invaluable pair of far-seeing eyes. The problem is, the bad guys have their own unmanned systems, their own drones. Troops need protection from those eyes. “You could lock on the target. It’s a dime sized (beam) at a mile, and you can shoot down this quad-copter in 11-seconds,” said Boeing’s John Matlock. Continue reading