UAS VISION
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A California company better known for building antennas that connect aircraft to satellites has quietly entered one of the most competitive markets in defence – and at the U.S. Army’s recent Cross Domain Fires Concept Focused Warfighting Experiment, its mobile High Power Microwave system showed up mounted on a pickup truck, cued by Echodyne’s EchoShield radar, ready to fry drone electronics without firing a single round. Continue reading
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a $9.5 million contract to a British defence company to procure compact radio frequency jammers capable of neutralizing small drones — and the urgency language attached to the award signals that this is not routine procurement. Continue reading
As agencies nationwide prepare for major upcoming events, including the FIFA World Cup and America250, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) planning has emerged as a critical priority. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October 2025 in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). Continue reading
The Defence Forces of Ukraine will receive advanced BAE Systems Tridon Mk2 air defence systems from Sweden. These systems will enhance Ukraine’s air defence capabilities in countering Shahed drones and other aerial threats. Continue reading
General Atomics is calling attention to a new mission for its Mojave short takeoff and landing (STOL) drone: hunting unmanned aerial threats with laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) rockets. Continue reading
Talon Avionics, a defence technology company based in Boise, Idaho, has developed SECTR, an autonomous drone-intercept system designed to detect, track, and neutralize aerial threats using AI-driven acoustic sensing. Continue reading
France is trialling its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) unmanned aerial vehicles in the counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) role, the Ministry of the Armed Forces disclosed on 8 April. Continue reading