Drone defense

Prison Drone Drops Turn Night Skies Into Smuggling Lanes

Prison Drone Drops Turn Night Skies Into Smuggling Lanes

A single drone drop at South Carolina’s Lee Correctional Institution recently made national headlines, not because of technical sophistication, but because of its grocery list, as WISTV reports. Crab legs, steak, Old Bay seasoning, and marijuana were delivered neatly from…

Pentagon Moves Toward Counter Drone Marketplace

Pentagon Moves Toward Counter Drone Marketplace

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…

Northrop’s Aion Enters The Counter-Drone Arena

Northrop’s AiON Enters the Counter-Drone Arena

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…

Counter-Drone Startup Anduril Raises $200 Million

Counter-drone startup Anduril raises $200 million

The latest funding round of 200 million nearly doubles its prior valuation, bringing the value of counter-drone startup Anduril to $1.9 billion. The company is planning to use the latest cash infusion to improve its autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs)…