700 Drones Seized at the World Cup as DoorDash Air Wins FAA Approval: This Week in Drone News
More than 700 drones seized at the FIFA World Cup, Spokane wildfire incursions ground firefighting aircraft, and DoorDash Air wins FAA Part 135 approval.
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More than 700 drones seized at the FIFA World Cup, Spokane wildfire incursions ground firefighting aircraft, and DoorDash Air wins FAA Part 135 approval.
JIATF-401 awarded CACI a $500 million counter-drone ceiling on Thursday. The Office of Strategic Capital signed an $820 million conditional loan with Performance Drone Works on Friday. Both halves now answer to the same deputy secretary, and neither number is money out the door yet.
The focus is on forcing unauthorized drones to land rather than destroying them. That approach reduces risk, avoids debris over crowds
The US Army is reaching back to a very old tool to deal with a very new problem. Mossberg & Sons has confirmed a fresh Pentagon contract worth about $11.6 million for additional Mossberg 590A1 pump action shotguns, a weapon the US military has relied on since 1987. This time, however, the mission is not…
The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has taken an early step toward creating an online marketplace for counter drone technology with its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 effort, as Air and Space Forces reports. The task force, which was established last fall, has purchased two DroneHunter F700 counter drone systems. The Pentagon says…
A new high speed drone interceptor is now actively hunting enemy UAVs over Ukraine, and it does so at a pace that would leave most quadcopters gasping for air. The system is called AIR SPEED, and it represents the latest evolution in Ukraine’s rapidly maturing counter drone ecosystem, where speed, simplicity, and frontline practicality matter…
Let’s set the stage properly. This is all based on official statements, demos, and testing info shared by Northrop Grumman, and yes, the tone is serious because the problem is serious. Rogue drones are no longer a future headache. They are already buzzing overhead, sometimes in swarms, sometimes cheap, sometimes disposable, and sometimes very unfriendly.…
Australia’s DroneShield has just landed a massive $25.3 million contract from an unnamed defense customer in Latin America—its largest deal in the region so far. The agreement, announced November 3, marks another milestone for the Sydney-based company as global demand for counter-drone and electronic warfare technology accelerates. The order will be fulfilled through a privately…
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