UAS VISION
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A member of the US Air Force’s 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron trains with a DroneDefender system during the C-UAS training at Camp Buehring
US Central Command (CENTCOM) is improving its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) effort with a “rapidly evolving set of tools and training”. Continue reading
Raytheon UK has been awarded a demonstrator contract to provide a High-Energy Laser Weapon System, or HELWS, to the UK Ministry of Defence. Raytheon UK will deliver the MOD’s high-energy laser demonstrator to show the application of directed energy weapons technology to help protect the UK armed forces from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in today’s battlefield. Continue reading
Numerica Corporation, a supplier of air and missile technologies, has been selected as a strategic partner by Liteye Systems to support the development of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office’s (RCCTO) new counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) High Energy Laser (HEL) program. Continue reading
Citadel Defense has expanded its intelligence and counter-unmanned aircraft systems offering with a suite of a suite of new solutions under the Titan brand. Continue reading
Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has been awarded a $5,500,000, multiple-year contract to integrate its Liteye SHIELD C-sUAS payload in the US Army (RCCTO) HEL prototype effort. Continue reading
Thales has unveiled a new ground based multi-mission radar for force protection – with unique simultaneous ground and low-level air surveillance, providing exceptional early UAV detection, in particular of micro-drones. Continue reading
DroneShield Ltd has announced the purchase of several of its DroneSentry-X systems, providing on-the-move Counter-UAS (C-UAS) capabilities to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). DroneShield continues to strengthen its collaboration with DHS and several of its component agencies on multiple fronts. Continue reading
Toronto police say that two people are facing charges after arrows were fired at a drone from an apartment balcony on Thursday. Continue reading