Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with Rheinmetall Air Defence to deliver its command and control solution for the Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system.
Rheinmetall successfully demonstrated its countermeasures against small unmanned aerial systems during the Ground-based Air Defence Demo Days at the Lohtaja firing range in Finland.
Last week, Leidos Australia and its Land 156 project partners demonstrated a mission-ready counter-drone capability for the Australian Defence Force during Exercise Southern Arrow 25.
A newly developed counter-uncrewed aerial system detection prototype completed its first at-sea field tests during NATO’s Bold Machina exercise in the Netherlands in September.
L3Harris Technologies has outlined its expanding portfolio of counter unmanned autonomous system solutions as NATO faces rising drone activity and the need for cost effective, tiered defences.
German company Diehl Defence has demonstrated the capabilities of two of its drone defence products following successful test campaigns at the Grafenwoehr military training area.
Terma A/S has acquired OSL Technology, a UK specialist in counter-drone and intelligent security systems, marking a significant step in its strategy to expand its Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems and critical-infrastructure protection capabilities.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is purchasing 100 radars capable of providing early warning of approaching drones.
MatrixSpace has been named the active sensor winner in the U.S. Army’s xTechCounter Strike competition under Operation Flytrap 4.5, becoming the only active sensing provider selected among fifteen finalists.
DroneShield has secured a 5.2 million dollar follow-on contract from an in-country European reseller required to supply its handheld counter-drone systems to a European military customer.
roject FlyTrap 4.5 provided a two week window for vendors to demonstrate how their systems could detect, discriminate or defeat simulated drone threats operating in NATO airspace.
Counter-drone spending in particular is exploding, driven by Ukraine, Gaza and daily drone incursions across NATO airspace, with the EU pledging billions to build a new ‘drone wall’ along its eastern flank.
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