Tag: Anti drone

100-Drone Swarms Put Army’s Counter-UAS Defenses to the Test

Steve Schneider - September 29, 2026

At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the XVIII Airborne Corps conducted Exercise Scarlet Dragon from September 11–17 to test how soldiers, military systems, and industry...

L3Harris VAMPIRE Integrates Shield AI Technology to Defeat Drone Threats

Steve Schneider - September 3, 2026

Shield AI announced that L3Harris Technologies has licensed its Tracker Counter-UAS software to integrate with the VAMPIRE counter-drone system, creating an AI-powered solution for...

China and U.S. Develop New Smoke Screens for the Drone Battlefield

Steve Schneider - September 2, 2026

Aerosol smoke screens create dense clouds of particles that block, scatter, or weaken visible and infrared signals. This can make it harder for optical...

World’s First Guided 50mm Round Takes Aim at Drone Swarms

Steve Schneider - August 14, 2026

Northrop Grumman has introduced Raid Hunter, a next-generation 50mm gun-based air-defense system designed to counter cruise missiles, drone swarms, short-range ballistic missiles, and other...

Lockheed’s New Weapons Aim to Transform the Economics of Air Defense

Steve Schneider - July 21, 2026

Lockheed Martin is expanding its air defense portfolio with two new systems designed to counter the growing range of aerial threats, from drone swarms...

Drone Wars: US and China Showcase Next-Gen Microwave Weapons

Steve Schneider - June 16, 2026

UPDATE 6.16.26: The Department of Defense announced a pilot program selecting five US military bases—Naval Base Kitsap, Fort Bliss, Fort Huachuca, Grand Forks Air...

Kuwait Gets a High-Tech Response to Iran’s Shahed Drones

Steve Schneider - June 9, 2026

The US State Department has approved a potential $1.98 billion Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for advanced counter-drone systems and related support equipment. The...

Directed Energy Weapon Downs 80 Drones in Major Trial

Steve Schneider - June 4, 2026

Thales UK, working with Teledyne e2v, has announced successful April trials of its RapidDestroyer radio frequency directed energy weapon at Pershore, Gloucestershire. The system,...

Freedom Eagle-1 Program Scales Up with Major Manufacturing Investment

Steve Schneider - May 28, 2026

AeroVironment announced a $20.2 million government-backed expansion of its Huntsville, Alabama, facility to scale production of its Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Missile, known as...