counter drone system

AV LOCUST Laser Zaps Drones in USS George H.W. Bush Live-Fire Test

AeroVironment has demonstrated the counter-drone capabilities of its LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in a live-fire test. 

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Echodyne to Supply Radar for USAF Counter-Drone Platform in $490M Program

Echodyne will provide radar technology for a counter-drone platform developed by Trust Automation under a US Air Force contract.

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US Troops Test Bumblebee Counter-Drone System in Capital Defense Exercise

The US is continuing efforts to advance counter-drone capabilities through a recent exercise involving the Joint Interagency Task Force-401 and Joint Task Force National Capital Region.

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US-Made ‘Ultimate Drone Listener’ Turns Sound Into 3D Situational Awareness

US firm Hall Lidar Inc. is pushing drone detection into 3D situational awareness with the UDL-64, an AI-powered sensing system that builds a spatial view of drone activity from sound.

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A New Kinetic C-UAS Kill Chain Emerges From DFT-Powerus Collab

In response to increasingly dynamic drone threats on the modern battlefield, Digital Force Technologies and Powerus have developed a fully integrated kinetic counter-unmanned aerial system kill chain designed for real-time response.

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UK Procures Jet-Powered Skyhammer Interceptor to Counter Drones

The UK has awarded a multi-million-pound contract to Cambridge Aerospace to deliver its jet-powered drone and missile interceptor.

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US Firm Builds New Anti-Drone System With Sound-Based Targeting Capability

US firm Talon Avionics is turning to AI and acoustic sensing to track and intercept small drone threats with its new SECTR system.

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RAF Typhoon Test-Fires Low-Cost Counter-Drone Rockets

The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon test and evaluation aircraft successfully fired a counter-drone rocket at BAE Systems’ flight test development center in Warton, Lancashire. 

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Sweden Moves to Boost Air, Drone Defense With BAE, Saab Deals

Sweden has awarded separate contracts to BAE Systems and Saab for ground-based air and drone defense systems worth around $454 million.

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Ukraine Fields Locally Developed Shvidun Counter-Drone System

Kyiv has approved the domestically developed Shvidun unmanned aerial system for operational use, expanding its counter-drone capabilities.

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