The latest story of homespun Ukrainian heroism circulating on Twitter suggests that a woman downed a Russian drone by throwing a jar of pickled gherkins from her balcony at the device. Continue reading
Category Archives: C-UAS
US Army Trains With M-LIDS Counter-Drone System in Kuwait
US soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division trained with the Mobile Low, Vehicle Integrated Defense System (M-LIDS) vehicle-mounted counter-drone system in Kuwait as part of the multi-national anti-ISIS formation Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Leidos Gets $27M US Air Force Contract for HPM C-UAS System Prototype
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a $26,907,358 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of a mature prototype based on the first generation technology demonstrator, high-power microwave (HPM) counter unmanned aerial system (cUAS) prototype. Continue reading
DroneShield and Teledyne FLIR Collaboration Wins Western Military Agency Customer
DroneShield Limited and Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, have announced a collaboration to offer a joint sensing and mitigation solution for unmanned aerial threats. Continue reading
Iron Dome Too Expensive, Israel Develops Laser Wall For Cost-Effectiveness
After its world-renowned success with the Iron Dome, its counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) system with a 90% success rate defending against incoming missiles, Israel wants to up the ante by supplementing its air defense systems with a new, comprehensive, high-powered laser wall system that can be cost-effective to use when compared to the exorbitantly expensive Iron Dome. Continue reading
DroneShield and Allen Vanguard Partner across C-UAS and C-IED sectors
DroneShield Limited, an Australian/US provider of Artificial Intelligence based platforms for protection against advanced threats such as drones and autonomous systems and Allen-Vanguard, a US owned provider of Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) solutions with facilities in the UK & North America, have announced a partnership between their companies. Continue reading
Dutch Army Orders Smart Shooter’s SMASH Solution
SMART SHOOTER, an Israeli designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, has received an order from the Dutch Army and will provide them with its SMASH AD solution for operational use. Continue reading
Hezbollah Drone Evades Israel’s Iron Dome
The Israel Defense Forces fired an Iron Dome interceptor missile at a small unmanned aircraft that entered the country from Lebanon Friday, but missed it, the military said. The infiltration and failed interception attempts triggered air raid sirens across wide swaths of Israel’s north. Continue reading