C-UAS

HMS Duncan has neutralised swarms of drones during Sharpshooter, a four-day live-firing exercise delivered by QinetiQ off the Welsh coast. The exercise placed Royal Navy personnel in a high-intensity scenario replicating real-life threats.

HMS Duncan completes QinetiQ Sharpshooter exercise, countering drone swarms off Welsh coast

  Working with Fleet Operational Standards and Training, QinetiQ managed a dynamic training environment in which HMS Duncan was required to defend itself against multiple simultaneous attacks. The scenario was designed by Inzpire, a QinetiQ-owned company specialising in immersive and realistic military training solutions. Live and synthetic drones were deployed, including QinetiQ’s Banshee Whirlwind aerial

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L3Harris Technologies said its modular Vampire counter-unmanned system successfully fired Thales Belgium’s 70 mm FZ275 laser-guided rocket during a live-fire test at a military base in Poland, marking the first time the effector was launched from an FZ605 rocket launcher using the platform. The demonstration integrated L3Harris’ WESCAM MX-10D electro-optical/infrared targeting system and Widow mission management software with Thales’ rocket and launcher, hitting multiple ground targets and showcasing what the company described as rapid integration capability to meet operational needs such as border security in Europe.

L3Harris’ Vampire counter-drone system successfully fires Thales’ Belgian-made 70 mm rocket in Poland test

L3Harris Technologies said its modular Vampire counter-unmanned system successfully fired Thales Belgium’s 70 mm FZ275 laser-guided rocket during a live-fire test at a military base in Poland, marking the first time the effector was launched from an FZ605 rocket launcher using the platform.

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