The Los Angeles-based company says the design can cut costs by up to 90% compared with conventional solid-rocket-motor and turbojet interceptors.
Hanwha Systems said its Cheongwang air defence system and a 30 kW-class vehicle-mounted laser destroyed all three target drones during a South Korean Army demonstration on 14 October.
The plant will support Poland’s SAN programme and could begin serial production in the first half of 2028.
The U.S. Army has received its first VAMPIRE counter-drone systems from L3Harris Technologies, with initial deliveries arriving within two months of the order.
Raytheon is expanding its Coyote interceptor family along two tracks: faster kinetic engagements and recoverable, non-kinetic defense against drone swarms.
BAE Systems has unveiled its High Power Microwave system at AUSA 2026, offering a directed-energy weapon designed to disrupt or destroy drone electronics.
Ukraine’s air defences destroyed more than 4,700 drones and missiles in September 2026, according to the Ministry of Defence.
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crews destroyed three target drones using data from ground-based air defense sensors during Operation Skyfall II in Germany on October 6.
Australia’s Electro Optic Systems has signed a £370 million agreement to supply a nationwide counter-drone defence system to an unnamed Gulf state.
Rheinmetall and Australia’s Praetorian Aeronautics have developed a containerised counter-drone prototype, taking it from concept to demonstrator in 12 months.
EOS Defense Systems USA plans to begin U.S. production of its next-generation Slinger counter-drone system in 2027.
NATO has broadened its Air Policing mission into a comprehensive Air Defence posture during 2026, combining it with Eastern Sentry and rotational deployments of air defence systems.
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