The US Army has selected at least one company, Lockheed Martin, to develop a new high-energy laser prototype to protect fixed and semi-fixed sites from incoming aerial threats, according to a contract notification. Continue reading
Category Archives: Anti-Drone
Turkey’s Meteksan Exhibits C-UAS System at IDEF 2023
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 . Continue reading
DroneShield Awarded $33M US Government Contract
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. Continue reading
French Navy Holds At-Sea Anti-Drone Exercise
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 frigate and an offshore patrol vessel. Continue reading
DroneShield Gets $10M Five Eyes Governments R&D Contract
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 alliance between the US, Canada, UK, Australia and NZ. Continue reading
Colombia Seeks C-UAS to Counter Illicit Drone Activities
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 sovereignty. Continue reading
Raytheon Delivers Fourth Laser Weapon to USAF
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. Continue reading
ESG’s C-UAS System Helped Secure NATO Air Base
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 Air Base in Germany. Continue reading