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Leonardo DRS Says Comes Out On Top In DoD Counter-Drone Demo

Cal Biesecker — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:27:59 +0000

A Defense Department assessment of dismounted systems for detecting and defeating small drones in contested electromagnetic environments (EME) concluded with Leonardo DRS [DRS] on top, the company said on Thursday […]

Army Pushing Right To Repair Laser Weapons, Moving To Interoperability At Manufacturing Stage

Rich Abott — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:50:20 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Two Army officials Wednesday emphasized they are trying to shift tested laser and directed energy weapons into versions that can be manufactured en masse but in a […]

Epirus Delivers Prototype Counter-Swarm Energy Weapon To Navy

Rich Abott — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:53:16 +0000

Epirus, a defense startup, on Tuesday said it delivered its prototype high-power microwave (HPM) Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) weapon to the Navy for testing earlier this year. The ExDECS […]

Navy Issues RFI Survey For More Counter-Uncrewed Systems

Rich Abott — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:42:38 +0000

The Navy on Wednesday issued a Request for Information (RFI) survey to find a wider range of low collateral defeat (LCD) Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UXS) solutions. According to the notice, […]

Lockheed Martin Reveals New Scalable Counter-Drone System

Rich Abott — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:15:32 +0000

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it recently conducted a field test for a new Scalable Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) Solution as part of a set of upcoming events. The […]

Army Official Lays Out 2025 Counter Drone Competitions

Rich Abott — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:48:56 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Army acquisition official here this week laid out the fiscal year 2025 competition opportunities the service is exploring in counter-drone areas to ensure the service has […]

Marine Corps Starts New Fusion Center To Transition Tech Past ‘Valley Of Death’

Rich Abott — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:28:42 +0000

The Marine Corps in recent months established a new Fusion Center in Quantico, Va., that seeks to streamline how to push new technology past development toward production. Marine Corps officials […]

Israeli MoD Uses Airborne Laser to Counter Drones

Kelsey Reichmann — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:06:44 +0000

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) performed tests of an airborne high-powered laser system from Elbit Systems [ESLT] to take down multiple unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the MoD announced in […]

JCO Looking to Scale Directed Energy Capabilities for C-sUAS

Kelsey Reichmann — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:34:08 +0000

The Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) is developing technologies like high energy lasers and high-powered microwave systems while simultaneously preparing for the testing of low collateral […]

JCO Looks to Use Counter UAS for Threats and Hazards

Kelsey Reichmann — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:36:56 +0000

The Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) is looking to technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and spoofing for the Pentagon’s joint counter-drone defense systems, Maj. […]

Drone Security Near Airports a ‘Wicked Problem,’ says FAA

Brian Garrett-Glaser — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:38:34 +0000

Despite keen awareness of the threats posed by drones, airports and other large facilities are currently reluctant to purchase counter-drone security systems due to a lack of clarity about regulation, […]