Counter-Drone

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Ukraine's Petcube Founder Built AI Drones That Strike Without a Pilot, and Investors Are Lining Up

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Heligan Report Warns Counter-Drone Defenses Are Starved, But the Government Spending Numbers Tell a More Complicated Story

A consultancy report distributed this week puts a hard number on something drone operators have watched develop for two years: the money flowing into building drones dwarfs the money flowing into stopping them. The report’s author argues that imbalance has left soldiers nearly defenseless against machines that now inflict the majority of battlefield casualties in…

Haye KestelooJun 3

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German Researchers Fire Steel Chains to Down Drones

Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has proposed something that sounds like medieval warfare with a modern twist. Their answer to the country’s growing drone problem? Fire steel chains at quadcopters from a 40mm launcher and let physics do the rest, as reported by Tom’s Hardware. The research, led by Professor Claus Mattheck at KIT’s…

Rafael SuárezMay 14

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DroneShield and Terma Partner on Integrated Counter-UAS Solutions

DroneShield and Terma have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on layered counter-unmanned aerial systems technologies, as EDR Magazine reported. The partnership combines DroneShield’s AI-powered detection and electronic warfare capabilities with Terma’s advanced command-and-control software to deliver more effective protection against drone threats. Announced on May 4, 2026, the s

Rafael SuárezMay 10

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Canadian Military Activates Counter-Drone Defenses At Naval Bases, Wrestles With Halifax Harbor Identification Problem

Canada's military has activated counter-drone systems at naval bases, but Halifax Harbor exposes the hard problem: telling hostile drones from civilian ones.

Haye KestelooMay 7

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Navy’s First Carrier Laser Test Destroys Multiple Drones

The US Navy just put a laser weapon on an aircraft carrier for the first time. On October 5, 2025, a palletized AeroVironment LOCUST system detected, tracked, and destroyed multiple drones in a live-fire test aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, as reported by News Nation Now. The Navy sat on the news for 197…

Rafael SuárezApr 24

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Kratos Wins $7M Contract to Detect Drones and Cruise Missiles

A classified customer just handed Kratos a production contract for a system that hunts low-profile drones and cruise missiles. Who ordered it and where it deploys stays secret. What it does does not. The Contract Kratos Will Not Talk About On March 3, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions announced a $7 million production contract for…

Rafael SuárezMar 16

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The A-29 Super Tucano Just Got an AI Brain for Hunting Drones

Brazil’s legendary light attack aircraft is getting an American AI upgrade. The target is cheap drones. The logic is simple and devastating, as Flight Global reported. The Problem With Using a Ferrari to Chase a Bicycle Every time a Western air force scrambles an F-16 to intercept a Shahed-series drone, the math is brutal. A…

Rafael SuárezMar 16

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Pentagon And Gulf States Eye Ukrainian Interceptor Drones As Patriot Missile Stocks Run Low

The economics finally broke. Gulf states spent the last week firing Patriot interceptors worth over $13.5 million each at Iranian Shaheds that cost $30,000 to build. Now, according to reporting by the Financial Times, the Pentagon and at least one Gulf government are in active talks to buy Ukrainian drone interceptors that do the same…

Haye KestelooMar 5

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