UAS VISION
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The Pentagon said the new institution – housed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma – will train about 1,000 troops a year to plan, install, and operate a variety of anti-drone defenses. The U.S. military is opening an opening a “university” to train troops to defend against a rapidly-evolving weapon that is changing the nature of war — small drones. Continue reading
At this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting, Rheinmetall is showcasing the exceptionally lethal, precise and versatile Skyranger 30, the world’s most advanced c-UAS turret, with the combined speed, mobility, and unmanned capability of Textron Systems’ Ripsaw M5 robotic combat vehicle (RCV). Continue reading
The Ukrainian military currently operates thousands of advanced Lithuanian counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), bolstering their defense capabilities against Russian drones. Continue reading
DroneShield has released the DroneSentry-X Mk2 , a multi-mission Counter-UAS solution for mobile and expeditionary fixed-site applications. The DroneSentry-X supports passive detection, identification, tracking of multi-domain unmanned (or uncrewed) systems. Continue reading
Not content to weld ridiculously tall cage-style anti-drone armor on the tops of their old T-62 tanks, Russian forces in Ukraine now completely are surrounding some of the aged tanks in the bird-cage-style armour. Continue reading
Anduril has unveiled the Anvil-M, a new munitions variant of its autonomous ‘Anvil’ interceptor drone that can effectively intercept and defeat threats from Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Video recently posted online shows Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] gliding over nets set up by Russia’s armed forces in an attempt to thwart drone strikes. Continue reading
Australian-made 30mm weapon systems are being sent to Ukraine as part of a US security assistance package announced earlier this year. ‘Slinger’ light-weight 30mm cannon systems, made by Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems Defence Systems, have been ordered for use on “30mm gun trucks” announced by the US Department of Defense earlier this year on 4 April. Continue reading