NATO Allies tested layered counter-drone defences in Romania this month to accelerate Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) integration, turning emerging technology into interoperable capability under realistic conditions.
Category Archives: C-UAS
General Atomics Pitches Armaments for New Battleship
General Atomics is looking to equip the U.S. Navy’s planned Trump-class battleships / BBG(X), according to company leadership at Sea Air Space 2026. Continue reading
Israel Now Using Netting To Protect Combat Vehicles
Over the course of a nearly two-month old war with Israel, Hezbollah has been increasing its use of fiber-optic controlled first-person view (FPV) drones against Israeli troops and vehicles. Continue reading
AV Announces Halo_Shield – A Comprehensive Tile-Based C-UAS Solution
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the release of Halo_Shield, a modular, distributed, and cost-effective counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) designed to predict, detect, track, identify and defeat advanced airborne threats—including Group 1–5 UAS, coordinated drone swarms, and subsonic cruise missiles—protecting critical infrastructure and deployed forces worldwide. Continue reading
ThinKom’s Truck-Mounted Microwave Gun Fries drones at US Army Test
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
U.S. Marines Buy British NightFighter Mini Counter-Drone Jammers
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
DHS Issues C-UAS Equipment Placement Field Guidance for First Responders
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
AV Successfully Demonstrates LOCUST Laser Weapon System Aboard USS George H.W. Bush
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