Press reports say Liteye Systems (http://liteye.com/) has received a USD18 million follow on contract for the delivery of numerous containerized anti-unmanned aircraft systems, or C-AUDS
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Luxembourg University researchers develop swarming counter-drone defence system
Techxplore (https://techxplore.com/news/2018-08-networked-uav-defense-swarms-defend.html) and the Center for the Study of the Drone (http://dronecenter.bard.edu/) report that researchers at the University of Luxembourg have developed a new counter-UAS system
Read moreInvisible Interdiction launches handheld Ghoul Tool Full Spectrum C-UAS
Melbourne, Florida-based Invisible Interdiction has launched the second of the Ghoul Tool line of drone countermeasures for military, law enforcement, and counter-terror forces. The GTFS
Read moreSpotterRF “launches first 3D lightweight dome detection radar”
UAS Vision (https://www.uasvision.com/) reports that SpotterRF has launched the first 3D drone detection radar “that creates a full dome drone detection area from 0 to 90
Read moreIsraeli Air Force establishes counter-drone force
The Israeli Air Force has announced it has set up a counter-UAS force (http://www.iaf.org.il/4476-50374-en/IAF.aspx). According to the IAF the task force was established as part
Read moreUK defence department “buys Rafael Iron Dome C-UAS air defence system”
Shepherd Media (https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/uv-online/uk-selects-rafaels-drone-dome/) reports that the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded an urgent capability requirement contract for a counter-UAS (C-UAS) capability to Rafael
Read morePierce Aerospace wins US Air Force funding for remote drone ID research
Pierce Aerospace has announced it was recently awarded a U.S. Air Force SBIR (small business innovation research grant) for advancing the work of Flight Portal
Read moreUS Navy awards CACI USD48.5 million C-UAS network contract
CACI International Inc has announced that the US Navy has awarded the company a USD48.5 million single-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide integration, installation,
Read moreVenezuelan president “survives drone attack or nearby gas tank explosion”
Numerous press reports say Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has survived an assassination attempt from opposition forces using drones armed with explosives. According to some reports
Read moreLockheed Martin to provide US Army with airborne C-UAS payloads
US Army Contracting Command announced a notice of intent to sole-source its requirement for an Airborne High-Powered Microwave (HPM) Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (CUAS) along
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