BlueHalo, a provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, has announced that it has acquired Citadel Defense Company. Continue reading
Category Archives: Anti-Drone
DroneShield Releases 6th Edition of its C-UAS Factbook
DroneShield Ltd has published the 6th edition of its C-UAS Factbook which covers key trends in the C-UAS market. This includes the review of the emerging UAS threat and its key categories, UAS types and capabilities. Continue reading
Russia’s Ataka-Shorokh Acoustic UAV Detector Completes Factory Trials
Ataka-Shorokh acoustic reconnaissance module (Photo Rostec)
The Ataka-Shorokh acoustic reconnaissance module, created by the specialists of the subsidiary holding Ruselectronics, has successfully passed the factory acceptance tests. The equipment confirmed the declared technical characteristics – in particular, the ability to detect drones flying in radio silence by sound at a distance. Continue reading
Turkey Develops Kamikaze UAV Against Drone-Borne Threats
Transvero Fedai kamikaze drone
A group of Turkish defense contractors is testing a kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will be used to counter and neutralize other drone-borne threats. Continue reading
US Central Command Stepping Up C-UAS Effort
A member of the US Air Force’s 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron trains with a DroneDefender system during the C-UAS training at Camp Buehring
US Central Command (CENTCOM) is improving its counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) effort with a “rapidly evolving set of tools and training”. Continue reading
UK Tests Raytheon’s High-Energy Laser C-UAS Weapon
Raytheon UK has been awarded a demonstrator contract to provide a High-Energy Laser Weapon System, or HELWS, to the UK Ministry of Defence. Raytheon UK will deliver the MOD’s high-energy laser demonstrator to show the application of directed energy weapons technology to help protect the UK armed forces from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in today’s battlefield. Continue reading
Numerica’s Spyglass Radar Selected to Support US Army C-sUAS HEL Prototype Program
Numerica Corporation, a supplier of air and missile technologies, has been selected as a strategic partner by Liteye Systems to support the development of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office’s (RCCTO) new counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) High Energy Laser (HEL) program. Continue reading
Citadel Defense Expands Counter Drone Capabilities
Citadel Defense has expanded its intelligence and counter-unmanned aircraft systems offering with a suite of a suite of new solutions under the Titan brand. Continue reading