For the first time, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have unveiled in public the prototypes of their respective laser systems to shoot down incoming hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Category Archives: C-UAS
What is the Best Drone Defeat Technique?
What technique best defeats rogue drones? This question has surged into importance as threats from drones—becoming more and more capable and accessible—continue to increase dramatically. Continue reading
Ukraine’s High-Tech Anti-Drone Guns Down Russian Drones and Recover Intelligence
Ukraine is using anti-drone guns to remotely disable and down Russian drones, allowing them to collect a wealth of information about opposing forces. Continue reading
Dedrone Partnership with G4S Covers 50 Countries
Dedrone announced that it has entered a partnership with G4S, an Allied Universal company, covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). G4S will now offer Dedrone’s command and control (C2) drone detection, tracking and identification (DTI) solution suite to its customers in more than 50 countries across EMEA. Continue reading
Army Guardsman Wins CENTCOM Innovation Contest with C-UAS Software
Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Mickey Reeve won the U.S. Central Command’s Innovation Oasis contest this fall for his counter-unmanned aerial system training software. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Achieves First Light in Latest Laser Lab Demonstration
Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) system, which verifies that the laser’s optical performance parameters align with the system design parameters. Continue reading
Epirus Gets $66M US Army Contract for Leonidas Directed Energy System
Epirus has announced a $66.1 million contract award from the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) in support of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave Program. Continue reading
US Troops Intercept Drone Near THAAD Base in South Korea
U.S. forces were involved in stopping an unauthorized drone flying near a military outpost that hosts a missile-defense system, an Eighth Army spokesman said. Continue reading