The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory said that its directed energy directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., used the high-power microwave Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) system to shoot down drones
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THOR Defeats Swarm of Drones in AFRL Test Last Month, Lab Says
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Counter drone swarm technologies, required as drone swarms being employed for surveillance and delivering weaponized explosives
Criminals have been using drones in a variety of ways. They use them to prepare house break-ins, observe larger targets, spot security gaps, and determine security guard patterns. Militant organizations have started employing drones to further their terrorism. The small drones such as a quadcopter or model airplane are readily available and they are increasingly …
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Regulus Cyber launches Ring ARM-V – the first C-UAS system that can be integrated into armored vehicles enabling full protection of convoys and deployed troops against drone attacks
This combat-proven system manipulates satellite signals to intercept drones and UAS, including multi-rotor, fixed-wing, swarms and dark-drones, and can be
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Russia is already putting ERAs on the tanks anti-drone grids
Russia is already putting ERAs on the tanks anti-drone grids. In case you forgot, at 2021 first reports appeared about Russian tanks with turret cope cage.
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DARPA MELT developing high energy lasers for directed energy weapons to counter drone swarms
Laser technology provides major advantages for military applications over kinetic weapons due to High precision and rapid on-target effect, precise and scalable effects, avoidance of collateral damage caused by fragmenting ammunition, Low logistics overhead, and minimum costs per firing. The proliferation of small, low-cost Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on the battlefield requires a layered …
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US Army awards Raytheon $237m contract for drone defence technology
The US Army has awarded Raytheon a $237 million contract for Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors (KuRFS) and Coyote effectors to defeat UAVs.
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US military bolsters anti-UAS defences with DroneGun order
a $2.2 million order covers the acquisition of DroneGun Mk4 RF effectors and other handheld systems.
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Raytheon Clinches $237M US Army Counter-Drone Systems Contract
Raytheon Technologies has received a $237 million contract from the US Army to deliver Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors (KuRFS) and Coyote effectors to neutralize hostile drones.
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Droneshield wins contract for latest handheld C-UAS systems
Australia’s Droneshield has won contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) and a US federal government agency worth around $2.2 million for an undisclosed number of its handheld counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), the company announced on 18 April. The latest orders also include a number of its latest DroneGun Mk4 system, which the company
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LIDS: A sure shot against drones
Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2023
The KuRFS radar and Coyote effector deliver essential detect and defeat capabilities in the defense against unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, also known as drones.
That’s why these proven Raytheon capabilities are crucial components of the U.S. Army’s integrated counter-UAS solution. It’s called LIDS: the Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System.
In October 2022,