Thales RapidDestroyer directed energy weapon neutralises 80 drones during UK counter-swarm trials
Thales in the UK has announced further successful trials of RapidDestroyer, a radio frequency directed energy weapon designed to counter drone swarms.
Thales in the UK has announced further successful trials of RapidDestroyer, a radio frequency directed energy weapon designed to counter drone swarms.
The company's anti-drone solutions integrate threat detection, tracking, and neutralization in a scalable configuration, from tactical mobile platforms to fixed permanent surveillance installations.
U.S. Army air defenders in Europe have tested the Skyhammer effector during a recent iteration of Project Bullfrog.
NATO Allied Air Command led counter-drone training over Lithuania and Latvia on 27 May 2026.
The U.S. Army’s 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade is testing and evaluating new counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities, including the IonStrike kinetic interceptor.
Echodyne and Moog have demonstrated an integrated counter-unmanned aerial systems capability using Moog’s Reconfigurable Integrated-weapon Platform and Echodyne’s EchoShield radar during a U.S. Army exercise.
L3Harris Technologies said its VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems solution was evaluated by U.S. and allied forces during Exercise Balikatan 2026.
L3Harris Technologies has partnered with DataShapes AI to deliver an AI-enabled counter-uncrewed aerial systems capability that turns tactical radios into distributed sensing and response platforms.
The UK Ministry of Defence has deployed Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets on Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets operating in the Middle East to provide a lower-cost option for countering drone threats.
U.S. Army V Corps has expanded Project Flytrap to the squadron level during counter-drone testing at the Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania, about 30 kilometres from the Belarusian border.
The U.S. Army’s 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command has established a new unit in Europe focused on rapidly testing technologies and adapting tactics for emerging air defense threats.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded Anduril Industries a contract to provide counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities aimed at strengthening protection against drone threats.
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