C-UAS
The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) website just posted U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike actually firing air-to-air optimized variants of the laser-guided 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) rocket. The test images were all taken on May 22, 2025. This is a still relatively new
C-UAS
Waves of drones tumbled out of the sky above Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on Tuesday, their mechanical death throes punctuating what was otherwise a quiet morning. Why it matters: Drone swarms are a nightmare for security officials all over the world, whether they're overwhelming a Russian air base or
Weapons Systems
* AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful delivery of the first two mobile counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) prototype Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) to the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) as part of the first increment of the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) prototyping effort. The
Events
China showcased its anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems in Wednesday's V-Day parade. The formation included anti-UAV missile-gun integrated system, high-energy laser weapons, and high-power microwave weapons. The three types of weapons form the powerful "trio" in the PLA's anti-UAV system. The anti-unmanned aerial vehicles
C-UAS
* Epirus, a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security, announced the opening of a 5,300 square foot immersive innovation facility within Lawton Fort Sill’s Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA) Innovation Park, a leading center for technological advancement
C-UAS
The UK Royal Marines are using what they describe as 'Harry Potter invisibility cloaks' to help them evade thermal imaging technology. BFBS Forces News was granted an exclusive look at the revolutionary piece of kit while filming at the US Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in California
C-UAS
The U.S. Army successfully demonstrated the ability of AH-64E Apache helicopters to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, underscoring the attack helicopter’s value as a decisive counter-UAS platform. The demonstration, conducted by Program Manager Apache, Program Manager Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions, and the JPEO Armaments and
C-UAS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed plans to spend more than $100 million on systems designed to take out hostile drones. While not a formal announcement per se, DHS published a notice last week in its Acquisition Planning Forecast System, revealing its intention to acquire Counter-Unmanned Aircraft
C-UAS
The US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” has conducted what officials say is the first test in the United States of a first-person-view (FPV) drone shooting down another unmanned aerial vehicle. Over the skies of Fort Rucker, history was made as the 173rd Airborne Brigade,
C-UAS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he has directed Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to formally establish a joint, interagency task force to counter hostile unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones. "Our job here at the Pentagon — when you think about it — is to prepare for the
C-UAS
* Saab has revealed Nimbrix, its first ever dedicated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) missile. The missile is developed to counter the increasing threat from small drones on the battlefield. The fire-and-forget missile is being rapidly developed at Saab with the aim to deliver a system featuring a target seeker, a hard-kill
Testing
"In [the Star Wars movie], 'A New Hope,' Luke Skywalker flies an X-Wing through the Death Star trench and blows it up," La Torre said. "This wasn't like that. It was way harder. Honestly, it felt more like Darth Vader shooting down rebel