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Towed Defence Platform to Protect Commercial Shipping from Drone Attacks
Raytheon's Advanced Technology team will design, build, and demonstrate a system for DARPA's Pulling Guard program that consists of EO/IR sensors and detection software, deployed via a tethered drone connected to a semi-autonomous unmanned platform towed by commercial and naval logistics vessels.
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Neros and Kela Launch Archer Fiber - the World’s First NDAA-Compliant Fibre-Optic FPV Drone
* Neros Technologies, in partnership with Kela Technologies, has announced Archer Fiber, the world’s first NDAA-compliant fibre-optic FPV drone — a breakthrough platform engineered for dominance in the most aggressive electronic warfare environments. Archer Fiber is already BlueUAS cleared, following a rigorous component-level audit verifying that no critical parts originate from
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FBI Issues RFI for Fiber Optic Drones
The Bureau has issued a request for information (RFI) from vendors who can provide it with fiber optic drones. Additionally, it is also seeking new radio-frequency-controlled drones. The “FBI is responsible for the investigation of a multitude of federal crimes,” the RFI states. “UAS are used in a variety of
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US Army Trials Long‑Endurance Tethered Drone with EW Pod
A tethered unmanned aircraft system (UAS) by TCOM was field-tested during the U.S. Army’s first armored “Transforming in Contact” (TiC) 2.0 combat training center rotation at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, on November 3, 2025. The deployment, using the Mastodon Beast+ ground system, was part
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Autonomous Drones Harness Wind for ISR and C-UAS
* Windlift, a North Carolina-based startup, recently announced successful results from initial testing of a new autonomous tethered drone system that leverages winds aloft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS). Windlift's new "GUARD" system is a mobile platform that includes a launcher
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Ukrainian Military Deploys Drones with 20-Km Fibre Optics
Unmanned systems with a 20-kilometer range are already operating at the front in Ukraine, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 5. The Ukrainian military continues to expand its use of fiber-optic drones, increasing both their numbers and capabilities, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi.
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Hoverfly and BlueHalo Partner to Elevate Passive Counter-UAS and Electronic Warfare Technologies
* Hoverfly Technologies, a supplier of tethered unmanned aerial systems (TeUAS), announced its latest integration partnership with BlueHalo which brings BlueHalo's Titan-SV passive RF sensing solution onto Hoverfly's Blue List Certified Spectre TeUAS, augmenting Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) operations with uninterrupted signal detection and threat monitoring. New
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Elistair Gets $3M Contract for Small Tethered UAS from Allied Military Force
* Elistair, a global supplier of tethered unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for surveillance and reconnaissance, announced that it has been awarded a €3 million contract to supply tethered small UAS to an allied military force. This contract, secured in collaboration with the world-leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics, involves
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Windlift’s Drones Set to Transform Wind Energy and Fight Climate Change
* Windlift, a Durham, N.C.-based startup, is developing autonomous tethered drones that generate electricity by letting the air turn the rotors on its turbine propellers as it swoops through a loopy sideways figure eight pattern, potentially reducing material requirements by 90% compared to traditional wind turbines. One day in
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US Army Picks Hoverfly Tethered Spectre for Variable Height Antenna - Heavy (VHA-H) Program
After completing rigorous validation and environmental testing, Hoverfly Technologies is able to announce that its award of the U.S. Army Variable Height Antenna - Heavy (VHA-H) program with their Spectre Tethered Unmanned Aerial System (TeUAS). This monumental achievement will see Hoverfly's Spectre TeUAS deployed across critical operations
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Jam-Proof Fiber Optic Drone Testing In Ukraine
German developers are demonstrating a new drone in Ukraine called HCX which is immune to radio -frequency jamming and detection because it communicates with its operator via a fiber-optic cable. Small drones have become ubiquitous in this conflict; Ukraine plans to build more than a million this year. But radio-frequency