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The FELIX On-The-Move Counter UAS System, developed by Meteksan Defence with the experience gained from radar and electronic warfare systems, is being exhibited for the first time at IDEF 2023 . With the increasing use of mini/micro UAVs (drones) in recent years, especially by terrorist organizations, counter drone
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DroneShield Ltd has announce that it has received a record $33 million order from a U.S. Government agency. The award consists of DroneShield equipment and multi-year services. DroneShield’s U.S. CEO, Matt McCrann, commented: “We’re honoured to receive this award and support this customer. This award
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On Tuesday, June 27, the French Navy Naval Action Force training division conducted its first-ever at-sea anti-drone exercise ('LADA day') off the coast of Brest naval base in the Atlantic. During the drill, sailors practiced neutralizing aggressive unmanned aerial vehicles while aboard a FREMM-class
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DroneShield Ltd has been awarded a follow-on 2-year R&D contract with a total value of $9.9 million by a Five Eyes Department of Defence (DoD). Approximately $4.5 million is due in the September and December 2023 quarters. Five Eyes refers to the defence/intelligence
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been employed in narcotics and other illegal activities across Colombia. Guerrilla groups and other nefarious actors are reported to be making drones to support their operations. The Colombian Ministry of Defense has denounced the use of drones by these organizations that violate Colombia´s national
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Last fall, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Raytheon Technologies successfully tested the Air Force's first palletized high-energy laser weapon during four days of continuous live-fire exercises at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The new palletized laser weapon was the
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In May ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH was commissioned to support the protection of a high-ranking European delegation and VIP during a state visit. Thus ESG's modular C-UAS system complemented the security architecture provided by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and its allies at a NATO
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The British Army’s close combat soldiers will soon receive a cutting-edge weapon sight that will give them a tactical advantage countering uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). The SmartShooter SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control System will give dismounted soldiers the ability to achieve a high probability of a hit
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The German Army is investing in infantry anti-drone capabilities, and is procuring SMASH fire control systems, by Israeli company SMARTSHOOTER, for its G27P assault rifles. The German website Soldat & Technik reports that the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) commissioned
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France will deploy 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, a river parade through the heart of Paris, from security threats including drone strikes, the interior minister said. Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to line the Seine river along the
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The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, conducted a demonstration, April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, as it engaged a swarm of multiple targets at the Chestnut Test Site, Kirtland Air Force Base. “The THOR team flew
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Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has launched its Australian made counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) named the “Slinger”. Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, who officially launched the innovative local technology, said that he continued to be impressed by the world-leading capability of Australia’