Tag: Anti drone

Navy Tests Roll-On Laser Weapon with 100% Drone Kill Rate at Sea

Steve Schneider - April 29, 2026

A palletized LOCUST® laser weapon system developed by AeroVironment was successfully tested aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, demonstrating a flexible “roll-on/roll-off” approach to...

Florida Exercise Mimicking “Spiderweb” Attack Forces Pentagon Rethink Counter-UAS Approach

Steve Schneider - April 28, 2026

A US military exercise called Operation Clear Horizon, inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield tactics, exposed major gaps in American counter-drone defenses. Special Forces used advanced,...

Major Move: Ondas Becomes Full-Scale Defense Prime Contractor

Steve Schneider - April 27, 2026

Ondas Inc. has completed its $175 million merger with Mistral Inc., a US-based defense contractor, significantly expanding its role in the US defense market....

The Autonomous Weapon That Can Kill Any Drone—Even Tethered Ones

Steve Schneider - April 17, 2026

Kodiak AI, Epirus, and General Dynamics Land Systems unveiled the Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV)—a fully autonomous, mobile counter-drone system designed to defend critical...

New Navy Launcher Sparks Counter-Drone Speculation

Steve Schneider - April 15, 2026

Update April 15th, 2026: A new launcher seen on the USS Carl M. Levin has been identified as an upgraded Coyote missile system designed...

From Ukraine to the Gulf: How Two Conflicts Are Converging

Steve Schneider - April 7, 2026

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Gulf nations highlights the growing link between the Ukraine war and tensions with Iran, as both regions face Iranian drone...

Can Expensive Jets Sustain the Fight Against Low-Cost UAVs?

Steve Schneider - April 1, 2026

US and allied forces are using fighter jets to shoot down Iran’s low-cost drones, but experts warn the approach is costly, risky, and unsustainable,...

AI-Enabled Laser System Redefines Counter-Drone Warfare

Steve Schneider - March 25, 2026

AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) has unveiled the LOCUST® X3, the third-generation high-energy laser weapon system designed for rapid, cost-effective defeat of unmanned aerial and surface...

HELLFIRE Missile Fired from New Containerized GRIZZLY System

Steve Schneider - March 25, 2026

Lockheed Martin successfully completed its first integrated live-fire and vertical-launch test of a HELLFIRE missile from the new GRIZZLY containerized launcher, demonstrating a rapid,...

Hivemind Integration Unlocks Real-Time Adaptation on Hornet Drone

Steve Schneider - March 24, 2026

Shield AI and Destinus successfully completed a rapid two-month integration of Hivemind autonomy software onto the Destinus Hornet platform, with flight tests in Spain...

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