Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced German financing for several tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones for Ukraine as part of Germany’s military aid package for the winter of 2026/2027.
The three laser weapons and one microwave system are the first to be selected for the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s counter-unmanned aircraft systems directed energy pilot program
According to Beijing’s assurances, these should not have reached Russia under its stated export-control rules
Stormbird is based on the architecture of the Raybird reconnaissance UAV (ACS-3) and has enhanced payload integration capabilities to perform a wider range of missions
Kraken and Saab UK are integrating K3 SCOUT with Giraffe 1X radar to develop a new rapidly deployable C-UAS seeker capability at sea.