The Russian news agency TASS reports that the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is developing new measures to stop unmanned flying vehicles (UAV) flying into
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Category: Counter-UAS systems and policies
Boeing’s HorizonX invests in counter-UAS company Fortem Technologies
Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures has announced its investment in Fortem Technologies, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company developing advanced radar systems for unmanned and manned
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Airspace Systems C-UAS drone company “attracts USD20 million in funding”
Techcrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/12/airspace-systems-raises-20-million-series-a-to-take-down-dangerous-drones-with-other-drones/) reports that Airspace Systems (https://airspace.co/) has closed a USD20 million Series A funding round (led by Singtel Innov8 with s28 Capital, Shasta Ventures
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General Atomics demonstrates acoustic drone-detector to US Army
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced the successful demonstration of its Fencepost acoustic detection system at the U.S. Army’s Fires Center of Excellence annual
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AirShare “launches drone inception missile system”
Armyrecognition.com reports that Canada’s AirShare launched its OVERWATCH™ Interceptor-UX, a new solution to counter UAV using a surface-to-air missile able to create high-persistence countermeasure cloud,
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“5kW anti-drone laser in service with US troops in Europe” – US Army Times
The US Army Times reports that US Army soldiers are using one of the first practical laser weapons in Europe for counter-UAS operations. According to Richard DeFatta,
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University of Missouri-Kansas City receives USD14.9 million in counter-UAS defence funding
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research has awarded a USD7.2 million grant and a USD7.7 million contract to the University of Missouri-Kansas City to develop technologies
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US Navy awards Lockheed Martin USD150 million contract for anti-drone systems
The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD150 million contract, with options worth up to USD942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two
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New Dedrone RF-300 sensor “tracks drones, pilots, forensic evidence”
Dedrone has launched a new sensor, the RF-300, which automatically locates drones and their pilots. According to the company “When combined with the broad coverage
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Indian defence ministry “will acquire more than 70 C-UAS systems”
The Indian army and air force are seeking more than 70 counter-UAS systems as part of the Ministry of Defence’s ’ Technology Perspective and
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