Category Archives: Weapons Systems

Raytheon Coyote Block 2 C-UAS Weapon Approved for International Sales

The Coyote Block 2 counter-drone weapon and KuRFS radar worked together to detect and engage a target in a recent test over the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona

The U.S. government has cleared Raytheon Company to sell the Coyote  Block 2 counter-drone weapon to approved allied nations as part of the Howler counter-drone system. Continue reading →

US Navy Deploys Anti-Drone Laser on USS Dewey Destroyer

Artist’s concept of a laser system aboard a US destroyer

The U.S. Navy recently installed the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), a laser weapon system that allows a ship to counter unmanned aerial systems. The first system was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), during her recently completed Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability. Continue reading →

Shotgun-like Ammo Could Shield LCS from Drones

Littoral combat ship Little Rock (LCS 9) is underway during a high-speed run in Lake Michigan during acceptance trials

Naval ordnance experts will be testing heavy weapons precision ammunition, that could hit enemy drones “like a shotgun blast,” offering a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) shield for littoral combat ships (LCS). Continue reading →