Tag: CUAS

Arquus subsidiary Hornet is still trying to convince French and export customers of the value of the Air Guardian remote weapon station’s counter-drone capability. 

As drones become increasingly accessible and affordable, their usage has grown exponentially across the African continent. While drones have numerous beneficial applications, such as in agriculture, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response, they are also being employed by non-state actors for illicit activities, posing significant security challenges. Non-state actors, including insurgent groups, terrorists, and criminal organizations, 

​The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office chief said its Short-Range Air Defense 50-kilowatt laser weapon is performing well. 

​The US Army has awarded BlueHalo $45.7 million to develop a high-energy laser, which it will mount on Infantry Squad Vehicles to protect them against drones.
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​[Sponsored] M-LIDS sensors and effectors are currently employed on two M-ATVs; Leonardo DRS leads an integration effort to consolidate the capability onto one Stryker. 

4 April 2023 – DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to release a breakthrough new product, DroneGun
The post <strong>DroneShield releases DroneGun Mk4</strong> appeared first on EDR Magazine. 

​BlueHalo on Monday said it has acquired Verus Technology Group, a small company that provides counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) products based on radio frequency and digital signal processing technologies. Terms
The post BlueHalo Adds To Counter-Drone Portfolio With Acquisition Of Verus Technology Group appeared first on Defense Daily. 

BAE Systems’ APKWS laser guidance kits have successfully undergone testing in a counter-UAS mission led by the US Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office. 

MBDA has partnered with Novadem to develop a new UAV designed to knock out hostile drones using kinetic energy as part of the Sky Warden counter-UAS system. 

​Two Japanese defense firms have unveiled prototypes of their high-energy laser weapons to shoot down sophisticated enemy drones.
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