U.S. Military Says It Took Down About 100 Suspected Cartel Drones in August
Approximately 100 suspected cartel drones were taken down along the southern border in August, according to a senior U.S. defense…
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Britain Launches £5 Million Project PANOPTES Against Drone Swarms
Project PANOPTES is built around a difficult trade: lasers may offer repeated engagements against low-cost drones without rapidly consuming missiles,…
Army Awards AeroVironment $464.8 Million for Dozens of Vehicle-Mounted Drone-Defense Lasers
The U.S. Army has awarded AeroVironment $464.8 million to produce dozens of vehicle-mounted LOCUST X3 lasers intended to destroy drones…
Counter-Drone Directory Tallies $53 Billion, but Commitments Outrun Firm Contracts
More than USD53 billion is the headline number attached to publicly announced counter-drone spending and commitments in 2026. The September…
Russia’s Reported 1,500-Drone Barrage Disrupts Kyiv-Area Food Distribution
Nearly 1,500 drones in four days is the scale Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported after a sustained Russian barrage from…
U.S. Northern Command Says 350-Plus Installations Have Uneven Drone Defenses
More than 350 U.S. military installations face the same broad requirement protection from potentially hostile drones but they do not…
U.S. Northern Command Laser Destroys Three Border Drones; Cartel Link Unconfirmed
U.S. Northern Command says an Army high-energy laser destroyed three drones along the southern border, marking the system’s first use…
U.S. Military Says Army Laser Downed Three Cartel-Linked Drones at Border
U.S. troops used a vehicle-mounted Army laser to defeat three drones near the southern border on August 25, marking the…
Powerus Opens UAE Factory, Targets Fivefold Output of $5,000 Drone Interceptors
Powerus has opened a production facility in the United Arab Emirates while pursuing a steep manufacturing target: raising worldwide output…
Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Lack Domestic Drone-Swarm Defenses
The commands responsible for defending North American airspace face a threat that reverses their traditional operating problem: numerous inexpensive drones…
NORAD Deputy Commander Says U.S. Cannot Consistently Stop Homeland Drone Swarms
NORAD helps defend North American airspace, but its deputy commander says the United States cannot consistently detect and stop a…
Germany’s Military Chief Says Drone Incidents Are Testing NATO Air Defenses
A small drone entering restricted airspace creates a problem larger than the aircraft itself. Surveillance systems must first detect a…
Leipzig Explosive Drone Shutdown Speeds Defenses at Eight German Airports
An unauthorized drone carrying an explosive device reached Leipzig-Halle Airport’s secure operating area on Aug. 5, forcing runway closures and…
NATO Commits Over $40 Billion to Counter Drones Over Five Years
More than $40 billion over five years is NATO’s latest answer to the rapid spread of inexpensive unmanned aircraft. At…
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