Tag: Anti drone

Low-Cost Drones, High-Stakes Defense: US Moves to Close the Gap

Steve Schneider - March 17, 2026

Iran is increasingly targeting radar systems that underpin US and allied air defenses, aiming to degrade their ability to detect and track incoming threats....

Thales Group Unveils SkyDefender Air and Missile Defense System

Steve Schneider - March 12, 2026

Thales Group has introduced SkyDefender, a multi-layer integrated air and missile defense system designed to counter threats ranging from drones to hypersonic missiles. The system...

New Rheinmetall Weapon Station Targets UAV Threats

Steve Schneider - February 25, 2026

Rheinmetall is unveiling the RCWS320C-UAS, a next-generation remote-controlled weapon station designed to protect vehicles and fixed sites from drones and other fast-moving aerial threats...

Raytheon’s Affordable Coyote Crushes Drone Swarms Without a Shot

Steve Schneider - February 11, 2026

RTX’s Raytheon business successfully demonstrated its Coyote® Block 3 Non‑Kinetic (NK) system in a recent US Army exercise, where the non‑kinetic variant defeated multiple...

Israel’s David’s Sling Levels Up in Advanced Tests

Steve Schneider - February 11, 2026

Israel’s David’s Sling air defense system has successfully completed a complex series of tests aimed at upgrading its readiness against future threats, Rafael and...

Lockheed Martin, Pentagon Move to Quadruple THAAD Production

Steve Schneider - January 30, 2026

Lockheed Martin and the US Department of War have signed a framework agreement to quadruple annual production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)...

JAGM Proves 360-Degree Defense in Historic Vertical Launch Test

Steve Schneider - January 21, 2026

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the first-ever 90-degree vertical launch of a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) from its JAGM Quad Launcher (JQL) during a...

UK–Estonia Deal Aims to Cut Cost of Counter-Drone Air Defense

Steve Schneider - January 9, 2026

Babcock, a UK-based defense company, and Estonian startup Frankenburg Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a low-cost, containerized maritime air-defense system...

Lockheed Martin Deal Signals Major Interceptor Production Surge

Steve Schneider - January 6, 2026

Lockheed Martin has signed a seven-year framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to dramatically expand production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)...