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Reporting, analysis and explainers tracking the systems, companies, programs and operational developments shaping Counter-UAS.
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The Security Service of Ukraine says a newly developed, catapult-launched jet interceptor has been used successfully against a Russian Geran-5, a missile-like system Ukraine assesses is derived from Iran’s Karrar drone.
Drone footage and reports of blasts emerged from Dagestan’s Caspian coast on September 19, while Russian authorities imposed temporary flight restrictions near Kaspiysk. No target, impact or damage had been confirmed at publication time.
The equipment donation, made through the Dronefall fundraising campaign, includes five ground stations and is valued at about $990,000.
Interceptor drones are becoming a mass-produced layer of air defence. Their effectiveness depends less on one aircraft than on the chain that detects, tracks, cues and engages an incoming drone.
Australian-made remote weapon modules combining a 30 mm cannon, radar and electro-optical targeting have been photographed operating on Ukrainian pickup trucks.
DroneSentry-X Mk2 systems have reached initial operational capability after delivery, installation, testing and training under a Joint Task Force 401 contract.
The XVIII Airborne Corps is assessing how sensors, command-and-control systems and algorithms can improve drone-threat detection and shorten counter-UAS decision chains.
The Mojave STOL demonstrator landed and departed from a rough maneuver trail during a simulated battlefield exercise, as the partners prepare a production design review planned for November 2026.
Videos posted by local residents reportedly showed Russian air-defense activity overnight, but the incident’s effects had not been independently verified.
Italian NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters intercepted the unmanned aircraft after it entered Lithuania from Belarus, while authorities investigate its origin.
The famous cheap-drone-versus-expensive-target comparison is real — but incomplete. The deeper shift is in cost per effect, magazine depth, production speed and the ability to force an adversary into bad exchanges.
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is expected to provide undisclosed systems in the coming weeks as the Space Force seeks stronger protection against small unmanned aircraft at the Florida launch site.
Allied Air Command is implementing Eastern Sentry and a new integrated air and missile defence plan after a drone entered Lithuanian airspace.
Kongsberg has selected the U.S. company’s MESA radar for air and surface applications, including integration with Protector remote weapon stations.
Officials are considering a 2027 expansion that could add autonomous systems and counter-drone capabilities, Breaking Defense reports.
Private companies will be able to seek access through a new online portal, including for electronic-warfare testing designed around conditions observed in Ukraine.
A new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems will report to the deputy defense secretary and coordinate programs spanning drones, uncrewed vessels, ground robots and counter-drone technologies.
The South Korean company plans serial production of its wheeled laser armored vehicle by the end of 2027 and is pursuing export discussions across three regions.
The Mk 38 Mod 4 combines two remotely operated guns and is planned for wider installation on newer Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
The company is conducting a proof-of-concept effort with an undisclosed country to assess the light-attack aircraft against drone targets.
The Naval Affordable Interceptor concept calls for a ship-mounted container launcher with at least 60 missiles and no permanent warship modifications.
Epirus will deliver a production-ready high-power microwave system under an $11 million Office of Naval Research contract.
Fiber-optic FPV drones do not make a drone invulnerable. They remove one of the most important vulnerabilities of conventional FPV systems: a radio-frequency control and video link that can be jammed.
General Cherry, Grim Tech and BlueBird Tech outlined counter-drone interceptor projects at the MSPO defense exhibition in Poland.
The ground-launched system is intended to engage multiple unmanned aircraft with a high-power microwave payload and be recovered for reuse.
A containerized xCell microfactory manufactured drone components, repair parts and 12 Squall aircraft during the ship’s transit to RIMPAC 2026.
Ukraine did not simply add drones to an existing battlefield. It turned unmanned systems into a persistent layer of sensing, strike, logistics and adaptation — forcing militaries to rethink how they see, move, buy and fight.
Allen Control Systems’ AI-enabled Bullfrog will be integrated into the Corps’ ground-based counter-drone air-defense program.
The mobile networked system is intended to jam and spoof navigation and control signals used by large numbers of incoming drones.
The company says its new Buckler interceptor is intended to counter Group 3 unmanned aircraft using an in-house-built airframe and propulsion system.
The company is investing $40 million in a facility designed to produce 30,000 compact radar panels annually as demand rises for short-range counter-UAS sensors.
The Royal Netherlands Navy plans to integrate kinetic drone interceptors on several warships under a program targeted for completion in the second quarter of 2027.