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The U.S. Army selected Boeing to advance to the next phase of competition for the Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 Second Interceptor — a capability that will be designed to protect fixed and forward operating bases from cruise missiles, militarized unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and related aerial threats. Continue reading
Mexico faces a rapid transformation in the threats that can affect its airspace, strategic installations, and the security of its population. The expansion of commercial drones, their adaptation to transport illicit cargo, and their use by criminal organizations have turned low-cost unmanned systems into a challenge that no longer belongs exclusively to conventional battlefields. Continue reading
Terra Drone Corporation has announced that its Japan-made interceptor drone “Terra B1,” proposed under the “Interceptor Drone Early Acquisition Program” conducted by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), has passed the demonstration test and advanced to the next stage toward mass production. Continue reading
Ukraine’s Defence Forces have added the Alexa Spatium, the country’s first domestically developed jet-powered drone interceptor, to their arsenal, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence announced on August 21.
Ukrainian drone pilots have set a new altitude record by destroying a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle with a STING interceptor drone at more than 7 kilometers above ground. Continue reading
Ukraine has developed a new high-speed interceptor drone designed to engage Russian unmanned aircraft at altitudes of up to 10,000 meters, with the first units expected to begin combat operations in August.
Ukrainian company WIY Drones has developed the SPYS interceptor drone, which can engage targets flying at speeds of up to 600 km/h (370 m/h). Continue reading
X-Bow Systems Inc., a U.S. non-traditional manufacturer of solid rocket motors (SRMs), sub-orbital launch solutions and defence technologies, has unveiled Buckler, a low-cost interceptor designed to defeat Group 3 drones at supersonic speeds—flight-tested, priced under US$100,000, and built on propulsion and an airframe that X-Bow produces in-house, at a fraction of the cost of today’s exquisite defences. Continue reading