Counter-Drone

Jammers, interceptors, detection networks — the technology built to stop drones.

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A Washington National Guard warrant officer in camouflage holds a small gray quadcopter while briefing two police officers and two civilians in a classroom with drone equipment laid out on tables.

Counter-Drone

FEMA Counter-Drone Grants: Local Police Deadlines Land Before Nov 16

FEMA's $250M counter-drone round closes November 16, but Kansas police must file by November 4 and Indiana and Mississippi close November 6.

Haye KestelooNov 2

A small black quadcopter with carbon arms, an orange-topped body and a dangling antenna wire hovers against a clear blue sky, propellers blurred

Counter-Drone

FIU Detects Drones By The Magnetic Leak From Their Motors, No Radar

FIU and Brookhaven engineers read a drone's make and model from the magnetic field its motors leak. It costs a few hundred dollars and reaches 49 feet.

Haye KestelooNov 1

Tan counter-drone sensor mast with flat Echodyne EchoShield radar panels and a camera head against a cloudy sky

FCC Filing

FCC Nov. 19 Drone Vote Would Rewrite Two Single-Licensee Bands

FCC votes Nov. 19 on 450 MHz drone control links, 24 GHz drone radar and in-flight Wi-Fi power rules. AURA and Gogo each hold one band alone.

Haye KestelooOct 28

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter flying low past a line of pine trees, with two crew visible in the cockpit

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Army Apaches Train to Kill Shaheds, but the Newest Ones Outrun Them

Army Apache crews downed target drones over Germany in Skyfall II, cued by a ground radar. Russia's jet Geran-4 flies faster than an Apache can chase.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Aerial view of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, its red seating bowl empty around a green football field, with the white arched peristyle, Olympic rings and torch cauldron in the foreground.

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FEMA's Olympic Counter-Drone Money Gives Host California 46% Less

The White House Olympics task force hosts a counter-drone forum Nov. 9, a week before states apply for FEMA's next $250M. California gets $18.7M.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Helsing AD-2 Ambush rocket interceptor and shorter AD-1 Inferno jet interceptor side by side against a black background

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Helsing Prices Jet-Drone Interceptors Under €100,000, None Before 2027

Helsing's Contra pairs two interceptors priced under €100,000 each against Russia's jet-powered Geran drones. Earliest deliveries: Q2 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 26

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29 Governors Ask DOJ for a Prison Drone Course Its Rule Already Offers

29 governors want more FBI counter-drone seats, a prison course and Guard training. The federal rule already offers the prison course and allows new sites.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Soldiers in camouflage stand beside a green military utility vehicle on a dirt road along a tall steel border wall, with a gray quadcopter drone resting on the ground in the foreground.

Department of Homeland Security

CBP Logged 37,000 Border Drone Flights In FY2026, Down From 42,000

CBP counted 37,000 near-border drone flights in FY2026, down from 42,000. Its February data suggests the 42,000 included the Canadian border.

Haye KestelooOct 15

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