Tag: Anti drone

The Army’s Latest Weapon Against Swarming UAVs

Steve Schneider - December 4, 2025

The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a $200 million+ contract to produce the XM1211 High Explosive Proximity (HEP) round, a 30x113mm medium-caliber munition...

Britain’s DragonFire Laser Shatters High-Speed Drones in Breakthrough Test

Steve Schneider - November 21, 2025

Britain’s DragonFire laser weapon has achieved a major defense milestone after successfully shooting down high-speed drones traveling up to 650 km/h during tests at...

Embraer Positions Super Tucano as a Cost-Effective Drone Hunter

The Editors - November 17, 2025

Embraer says its A-29 Super Tucano can serve as a low-cost drone hunter by using its sensors, datalinks, and especially laser-guided APKWS rockets, which...

Germany Approves €490 Million Plan for New Anti-Drone Missile System

Steve Schneider - November 12, 2025

Germany has approved a €490 million ($565 million) plan to develop and deploy the Small Anti-Drone Missile (SADM), also known as DefendAir, to enhance...

Norway Strengthens Air Defence with Modernized NASAMS

Steve Schneider - November 6, 2025

Norway is upgrading its air defense capabilities with the latest generation of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) to protect its forces and critical...

USNORTHCOM Receives Anduril’s Field-Ready Drone Defense Technology

Steve Schneider - October 30, 2025

Anduril has delivered a rapidly deployable counter-drone kit to USNORTHCOM to address the rising threat of unauthorized drones, which totaled over 350 incursions across...

Turkey Debuts Advanced AI-Powered Air-Defense Suite

Steve Schneider - October 28, 2025

Turkish defense-electronics firm Aselsan unveiled its “Steel Dome” integrated air-defense suite, designed as a multi-layered, multi-domain system combining kinetic and non-kinetic effectors with advanced...

Iron Beam Ready for Battle: Israel Deploys Breakthrough Laser Defense

Richard C. Young - October 28, 2025

Israel’s Defense Ministry, Air Force, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and Elbit Systems have completed final tests of the Iron Beam, a high-power laser air...

From Soviet-Afghan War to Modern Battlefields: The Stinger Missile’s Legacy and Evolution

Steve Schneider - October 23, 2025

Raytheon showcased a virtual-reality demo of its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI), a proposed Stinger replacement that pairs enhanced optics with a faster,...

Lockheed’s New Interceptor to Ease Patriot Strain

Steve Schneider - October 20, 2025

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract under the US Army’s Other Transaction Authority (OTA) to develop a second interceptor for the Enduring Shield air...

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