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The U.S. Army has concluded a live-fire test of the 50-kilowatt laser weapon variant of the service branch’s Stryker-based Short-Range Air Defense system at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Downed drones littered the battlefield at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona during a live-fire
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MARSS has successfully demonstrated the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) capabilities of its NiDAR system to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). Alongside partner defense brands, Saab and MSI, MARSS showed how NiDAR optimizes the end-to-end kill chain during a series of experiments at the Defence BattleLab
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BlueHalo, a provider of critical capabilities and technologies across Space, Air, and Cyber domains, has announced it has acquired Verus Technology Group, Inc.. Founded in 2014, Verus designs, develops, and integrates counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems products utilizing industry-leading radio frequency (RF) and digital signal processing (DSP) technologies. Verus'
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DroneShield has released a new product, the DroneGun Mk4, following extensive development in response to end-user feedback. The product is available for purchase from today to qualified end-users, where lawful. DroneGun Mk4 is a portable pistol-shape drone jammer, weighing 3.2kg. The Company believes this product is
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For the first time, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have unveiled in public the prototypes of their respective laser systems to shoot down incoming hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Displayed at the DSEI Japan 2023 show, which was held in Chiba Prefecture from March 15 to
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What technique best defeats rogue drones? This question has surged into importance as threats from drones—becoming more and more capable and accessible—continue to increase dramatically. Counter-drone technologies are evolving quickly to stay ahead of the threat, offering capabilities to detect, identify, track—and sometimes defeat—rogue drones
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Ukraine is using anti-drone guns to remotely disable and down Russian drones, allowing them to collect a wealth of information about opposing forces. The Ukrainian company Kvertus Technology developed the KVS G-6, a long-range anti-drone gun that uses radio signals to jam Russian drones. The weapon,
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Dedrone announced that it has entered a partnership with G4S, an Allied Universal company, covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). G4S will now offer Dedrone’s command and control (C2) drone detection, tracking and identification (DTI) solution suite to its customers in more than 50 countries across EMEA. “This
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Massachusetts Army National Guard Sgt. Mickey Reeve won the U.S. Central Command’s Innovation Oasis contest this fall for his counter-unmanned aerial system training software. The tool simulates U.S. military c-UAS operating systems allowing operators to train with adjustable scenarios and locations. The customizable trainer can
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Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) system, which verifies that the laser’s optical performance parameters align with the system design parameters. Lockheed Martin’s 50 kW-class DEIMOS system is a ruggedized, tactical laser weapon system that
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Epirus has announced a $66.1 million contract award from the U.S. Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) in support of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave Program. As part of the Other Transaction Authority, Epirus collaborates with the RCCTO to rapidly deliver
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U.S. forces were involved in stopping an unauthorized drone flying near a military outpost that hosts a missile-defense system, an Eighth Army spokesman said. U.S. and South Korean troops detected an unmanned aerial vehicle flying near Forward Operating Site Carroll, near Camp Carroll in Seongju County, roughly