C-UAS
Ukraine has created a unique electronic warfare (EW) system, Piranha AVD 360, to protect armoured vehicles and military personnel against enemy drones. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent
C-UAS
Russian forces in southern Ukraine installed a powerful radio-jammer designed to interfere with the signals that help to direct GPS-guided munitions and drones. Last week, Ukrainian forces blew up the Pole-21 GPS-jammer ... with an apparent GPS-guided bomb. The irony wasn’t lost on the independent Conflict Intelligence Team. “It can
C-UAS
Epirus has announced the delivery of the first Indirect Fire Protection Capability – High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) system to the U.S. Army. The IFPC-HPM is a Leonidas-derived counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)-swarm capability – and this marks the first of four IFPC-HPM prototype systems Epirus will deliver to RCCTO, as part of
C-UAS
As global leaders representing more than 140 countries convened for the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City this September, the threat of drone attacks remained a pressing concern. WhiteFox Defense played a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and security of the UN Assembly by deploying its
Events
South Korean company Duta Technology displayed its Wolf-II handheld counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023. Speaking to Janes , Junsu Choi, managing director of Duta Technology, said the Wolf-II is the second generation of the Wolf handheld C-UAS and provides a soft-kill solution
Testing
Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully demonstrated the capabilities of the Low, slow, small-unmanned aircraft Integrated Defense System, or LIDS, during the U.S. Army's annual summer test period. Joining U.S. Army officials were representatives from a number of international allied ground forces who attended to witness the
Business
WhiteFox Defense Technologies, an airspace management and counter drone solution provider, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on Scorpion 3, a light-weight, portable drone detection and mitigation solution to address the most pressing challenges in the
Law Enforcement
The NYPD is considering buying a space-age-looking drone-detection vehicle to thwart possible terror attacks from above. A spokeswoman said the department was “examining the possibility” of purchasing the customized “Trident Series Command Center with Drone Detection nodes” from Florida-based Flymotion. “The vehicle being customized by Flymotion allows NYPD to be
AI
DroneShield has launched SensorFusionAI (SFAI), a sensor-agnostic, 3D data fusion engine for complex environments. Angus Bean, DroneShield’s CTO, commented “However the multi-sensor approach only generates better results, with an intelligent software engine to fuse together the sensor outputs and give an intelligent set of outputs – otherwise adding more sensors
C-UAS
Recent photographs have emerged showing Israeli Merkava 4 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) equipped with what appear to be anti-drone cages. These protective structures are believed to be designed to counter the threat posed by low-flying drones, which can be used for surveillance, targeting, or direct attacks. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict highlighted
C-UAS
Building upon its industry-leading Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) solutions, BlueHalo is unveiling its Next Generation Missile in response to the US Government request for missile technology that rapidly and affordably enhances warfighter lethality, survivability, and combat effectiveness, providing an agile and disruptive new technology to the munition industrial base and
Training
The Pentagon said the new institution - housed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma - will train about 1,000 troops a year to plan, install, and operate a variety of anti-drone defenses. The U.S. military is opening an opening a “university” to train troops to defend against a rapidly-evolving weapon