UAS VISION
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A California company better known for building antennas that connect aircraft to satellites has quietly entered one of the most competitive markets in defence – and at the U.S. Army’s recent Cross Domain Fires Concept Focused Warfighting Experiment, its mobile High Power Microwave system showed up mounted on a pickup truck, cued by Echodyne’s EchoShield radar, ready to fry drone electronics without firing a single round. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October 2025 in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). Continue reading
In a significant leap forward for battlefield technology, U.S. Army Infantry Drone Operators have successfully tested a new warhead designed to be delivered by an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Continue reading
France is trialling its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) unmanned aerial vehicles in the counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) role, the Ministry of the Armed Forces disclosed on 8 April. Continue reading
The UK military and Gulf partners will be better protected against drone attacks, as a veteran-founded British start-up is set to supply new interceptor missiles. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of War (DOW) completed a thorough safety assessment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system. This assessment validated that proper safety controls are in place and that while these systems are at the cutting edge of counter drone technology, they do not pose undue risk to passenger aircraft.
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The U.S. Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has successfully executed additional contract awards as part of Domestic Shield to procure counter-unmanned aerial systems capability in support of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command. Continue reading
NUBURU, Inc., a dual-use defence and security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and software-orchestrated defence systems, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. has completed the proof-of-concept of a portable directed-energy laser dazzler platform designed for counter-drone applications. Continue reading