Category Archives: C-UAS

Latvia’s Origin Robotics Unveils BLAZE, a Cost-Effective AI-Powered Drone Interceptor

Latvian Defence tech startup Origin Robotics has launched BLAZE, an autonomous counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) interceptor designed to neutralize fast-moving aerial threats with precision and speed. As drones become an increasingly dominant force on the modern battlefield, BLAZE offers a cost-effective solution to counter them, filling the gap between traditional gun-based air defence and high-cost missile interceptors. Continue reading

MQ-1C Gray Eagle Tests Hellfire Missiles

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system has used the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missile, in conjunction with its onboard radar, to shoot down a drone in live-fire tests, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has confirmed to TWZ. While there is currently a major drive in the development of different counter-UAS systems involving kinetic and non-kinetic solutions, using the Gray Eagle to bring down drones using Hellfire missiles is a new and intriguing development. Continue reading

Italy’s ELT Group Launches New Counter UAS KARMA (Kinetic Anti-drone Mobile Asset)

The ELT Group  has launched its new product KARMA (Kinetic Anti-drone Mobile Asset), a rapidly deployable (AI based) Counter UAS system – both in mobile and fixed configuration – capable of detecting, recognising and identifying class 1 and 2 UAS, through Artificial Intelligence algorithms that increase the effectiveness of on-board sensors and effectors and thus system performance. Continue reading