Ukraine Adviser Says Geran-5 Hit 1,000 Kilometers Per Hour, Raising Interceptor Bar
A faster interceptor cannot compensate for a target detected too late or handed off unreliably. That is the central engineering…
counter-drone systems
BAE Cargo Drone Intercepts Several Attack Drones Without Landing to Reload
BAE Systems says its modified TRV-150 cargo drone intercepted several one-way attack drones during a single flight without landing to…
BAE Could Build 35,000 Drone-Defense Rocket Guidance Kits Yearly, Contract Pending
BAE Systems is preparing to raise annual production of laser-guidance kits used in counter-drone missions from at least 25,000 to…
France Lets Approved Infrastructure Operators Bring Down Drones Near Critical Sites
France has given approved critical-infrastructure operators and contractors powers once largely reserved for the state: they may detect, jam and…
Mexico Seizes 15 Cable-Controlled Drones That Can Bypass Signal Jammers
Mexico is expanding domestic surveillance-drone production just as a different class of unmanned aircraft is challenging its principal counter-drone tool….
Kyiv Installs Bridge Nets After Russian Drone Strikes Cause Citywide Gridlock
Ukraine has begun installing protective nets on Kyiv bridges for the first time after Russian drone attacks repeatedly forced crossing…
Germany Plans 1,000 Interceptors for Jet-Powered Shahed Drones, Timing Undisclosed
One thousand is the headline number, but it is not yet a delivery count. German government officials said Germany plans…
Six Countries Pursue $15,000 Merops Interceptors to Cut Drone-Defense Costs
At least six countries have bought or are pursuing the American-made Merops counter-drone system, according to an unnamed U.S. defense…
Ukraine Orders 590,000 Drones as Defensive Interceptors Take the Lead
More than 590,000 drones were ordered by Ukrainian military units through the government-run Brave1 Market from January through September 2026….
U.S. Air Force Makes Drone and Missile Base Defense a Core Mission
Air Force bases can no longer be treated as protected sanctuaries while aircraft and personnel prepare for operations. The U.S….
Poland Scrambles Fighters as More Than a Dozen Jet Drones Near Border
Poland’s fastest air-defense response remains built around crewed fighters and conventional batteries. The pressure now comes from unmanned aircraft designed…
Europe’s Drone Wall Risks Arriving Unprepared for Jet-Powered Shaheds
A new Belfer Center assessment warns that Europe’s planned drone-defense initiative could reach initial operational capability at the end of…
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Authorizes 81 Companies to Counter Drones Under Military Command
Eighty-one companies now have Ukrainian government authorization to help defend their employees and facilities against drone attacks. The number is…
Dutch Navy Plans Destinus Interceptor Drones for Several Warships by 2027
A relatively inexpensive attack drone can present a warship with an expensive defensive problem: whether to expend a multimillion-euro missile…
Army Laser Accompanies 75% Drop in Suspected Cartel Drone Traffic
Seventy-five percent is the reported decline in suspected cartel-linked drone traffic in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley after the U.S. military…
Military Says AeroVironment LOCUST Debut Preceded 75% Border Drone Activity Drop
A roughly 75% decline in suspicious drone activity is the first major result military officials are associating with the operational…
Chinese Naval Gun Study Estimates One Shell Damages 1.19 Drones
One fragmentation shell damaged an estimated 1.19 drones in a modeled 30-drone swarm. That number captures both the appeal and…
Russia Allows Infrastructure Takeovers Without Defining Adequate Drone Protection
Russian infrastructure operators now face a severe compliance problem: the government can temporarily assume control of facilities judged inadequately protected…
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