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The Pentagon announced the directed-energy systems selected following the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) directed energy pilot program, marking the next phase of efforts to expand the operational use of high-energy laser (HEL) and high-powered microwave (HPM) capabilities across the homeland.
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Kraken Technology Group and defence prime Saab UK have developed and tested a pioneering prototype autonomous “drone seeker” vessel for maritime environments. Continue reading
Ondas Inc. has announced the launch of Dronebuster REACH, the long-range variant of its Dronebuster family of non-kinetic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS). The first REACH system is under contract to deliver to the Office of Naval Research following customer acceptance testing. Continue reading
The Department of War announced the directed-energy systems selected following the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) directed energy pilot program, marking the next phase of efforts to expand the operational use of high-energy laser (HEL) and high-powered microwave (HPM) capabilities across the homeland.
The German Bundeswehr is getting its first drone regiment, responding to the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made the announcement last week at the Bergen military training area in Lower Saxony. Continue reading
As the world’s militaries race to counter the threat of fiberoptic drones, a cable-cutting barrier has just been deployed onto Ukraine’s battlefields, according to the maker behind the fledgling technology.
U.S. Army acquisition leaders and Joint Interagency Task Force 401 officials announced last week that the service awarded multiple contracts worth up to $7 billion for counter-drone capabilities.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced German financing for several tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones for Ukraine as part of Germany’s military aid package for the winter of 2026/2027.