NATO Allied Command Transformation organized the first Layered Counter-UAS Initiative Crucible event at Romania’s Capu Midia Training Range in April,…
Policy & Regulatory
FPV Drones Threaten the CASEVAC Mission
A near miss from Hezbollah one-way attack drones reflects a new threat to helicopter casualty evacuation missions. Two Hezbollah kamikaze…
Five Companies Win the Pentagon’s Drone Munition Lethality Prize Challenge
The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program (DDP) announced this Wednesday its five preferred companies to manufacture modular warheads for small kamikaze drones it…
From Platform Builder to Defense Systems Prime
AeroVironment’s CEO Wahid Nawabi discusses how defense needs are shifting, and why the company is well positioned to be the…
Ukraine Deploys Interceptor Drones from An-28 Aircraft in Combat
Ukraine has begun launching interceptor drones from a modified Antonov An-28 turboprop in combat operations against Russian Shahed attack drones,…
Australia Commits AUD 7 Billion to C-UAS, Awards Contracts to AIM Defence and SYPAQ
Australia has more than doubled its planned counter-UAS investment for the Australian Defence Force, allocating up to AUD 7 billion…
Lockheed Martin Invests $25 Million in Fortem Technologies to Scale Counter-UAS Capability
Lockheed Martin has made a $25 million investment in Fortem Technologies, the initial tranche of Fortem’s Series B round, to…
Army Deploys Ukraine-Tested Merops Interceptor at Scale to Counter Iranian Shahed Drones
The U.S. Army has purchased 13,000 Merops low-cost interceptor drones and begun deploying them to counter Iranian-made Shahed one-way attack…
U.S. Southern Command Establishes Dedicated Autonomous Warfare Command
U.S. Southern Command has established the SOUTHCOM Autonomous Warfare Command, making it among the first geographic combatant commands to stand…
Thales, Viasat and Partners Complete BVLOS Connectivity Trials at Cranfield
Thales, Viasat, and a consortium of European partners have completed flight trials at Cranfield University testing multi-link connectivity architecture for…
Army C-UAS Marketplace Reaches $13M in Sales, Opens to State and Local Buyers
The Pentagon’s Counter-UAS Marketplace has generated $13 million in purchases since its launch earlier this year, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll…
Echodyne’s EchoShield Radar Selected for Trust Automation’s Air Force C-UAS Platform
Echodyne has been named the primary radar provider for Trust Automation’s Small-Unmanned Air Defense System (SUADS) family, which is being…
Redwire Receives $20M in Follow-On Orders for Stalker UAS Advanced Navigation Systems
Redwire has received purchase orders totaling more than $20 million from the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft…
JIATF-401 Expands NCR Counter-UAS Layered Defense with Bumblebee Training
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and Joint Task Force-National Capital Region conducted a counter-UAS training exercise at Fort Belvoir, Virginia,…
DoD Task Force Commits $600M to C-UAS as Iran and World Cup Drive Dual Demand
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has committed more than $600 million to counter-unmanned aircraft systems capability across three distinct mission…
General Cherry and Orqa Sign Agreement to Bring Ukrainian Interceptor Drones to NATO
Ukrainian drone manufacturer General Cherry and Croatian UAV producer Orqa have signed a memorandum of cooperation to jointly develop and…
FCC Opens Drone Comment Period as Covered List Takes Shape
The Federal Communications Commission is soliciting public comment on a broad slate of regulatory reforms aimed at accelerating domestic unmanned…
