France has selected multinational missile manufacturer MBDA to equip its future fleet of Eurodrone unmanned aircraft systems with Akeron LP air-to-ground missiles. Continue reading
Leonardo DRS Coalition Unveils Single Stryker C-UAS
Leonardo DRS, along with seven industry partners, spent the past year designing, integrating, and testing a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) based on a single Stryker Double-V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICVVA1) that it will showcase at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2022 conference in Washington, DC, from 10 to 12 October. Continue reading
US Department of Defense Adds DJI to Blacklist
The US Department of Defense released the names of “Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Continue reading
Spear Unveils VIPER Hovering Loitering Munition System
SpearUAV – developer of an autonomous, AI-based technology for encapsulated UAS – is unveiling Viper, the world-first encapsulated and launchable hovering precision attack drone, empowering tactical forces with an immediate, precise and autonomous aerial loitering munition (ALM) capability against BLOS targets. Continue reading
DroneShield Gets 1.8M US Department of Defense Contract
DroneShield has received an $1.8 million contract for its DroneGun MKIII handheld counter-drone system from the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Continue reading
Royal Navy Protector Spotted Onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
A cousin of the new Protector drone has been spotted onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth amid speculation that drones of a similar design could be operated from British aircraft carriers in the future. Continue reading
US Army to Buy Computerized Rifle Sights to Down Drones
The U.S. Army has purchased SMASH 2000L computerized optical sight systems manufactured by the Israeli defense firm Smart Shooter. The company is highlighting the system’s counter-drone role, and both the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have already acquired a limited number of older SMASH 2000 variants for this very purpose.
Schiebel Awarded Prestigious Search and Rescue Contract by Sasemar in Spain
Schiebel was awarded with the iSAR Research and Development programme, which builds on the current CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) with the aim of further developing its maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) capabilities, offering a higher level of automation. Continue reading