WhiteFox C-UAS Technology Tested at US Military Base WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc. demonstrated its flagship product, the DroneFox, to a range of U.S. military leaders during the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) program from July 31 to August 4, 2017. The U. S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit Experimental’s (DIUx) Rogue […]

Using a Camera to Spot and Track Drones EPFL researchers have shown that a simple camera can detect and track flying drones. Plus, the lightweight, energy-efficient and inexpensive technology could be installed directly on the drones themselves and enhance safety in the skies. The rising number of drones in air space poses […]

RADA Gets M US Military Counter-UAS Contract RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. has announced it had received a strategic first order for dozens of Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radars (MHR) from the US Military. Totalling over $8 million, this order will be delivered during 2017. The radars will be used by a key US military […]

DARPA Picks 3 Teams to Develop Counter-sUAS Methods The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to three industry teams to develop methods to counter small unmanned aircraft systems. DARPA announced that  teams led by Dynetics, Saab‘s Defense and Security business unit and SRC will develop counter-sUAS approaches under the first phase […]

Singapore Acquires Gamekeeper Anti-Drone Radar The Republic of Singapore has acquired an advanced radar system which is able to detect and track even small consumer drones within a radius of 5km. The Gamekeeper radar, a counter-drone detection system, has been installed near the Singapore Flyer. Made by radar technology company Aveillant Ltd, […]

Mobile Skylight – Mobile Drone Security and UTM Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Gryphon Sensors, a SRC Inc. company based in Central New York, has developed a state-of-the-art mobile Unmanned Traffic Management system called Mobile Skylight. The development builds on the state’s investments in the region’s emerging Unmanned Aerial Systems industry. Last August, […]

US Special Forces Test New Anti-Drone Systems The DOD’s Navy Special Warfare Command signed a $1.5 million deal with San Diego-based SkySafe to test a field-deployed mobile counter-drone system aimed at detecting, identifying, tracking and intercepting a blossoming fleet of commercial drones outfitted to attack U.S. forces. Although the system is aimed […]

Leonardo DRS Wins M US Army C-UAS Contract Leonardo DRS announced that it has received a contract award from the U.S. Army for up to $16 million, under an urgent operational need, to develop a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability to protect soldiers from enemy drones. As the lead systems integrator, Leonardo […]

Marduk Shark C-UAV System Prepares for Testing Marduk Technologies expects to demonstrate a prototype of its Shark counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) system in the August/September timeframe with the Estonian military. Indrek Seppo, Marduk Technologies’ CEO, told Jane’s that the testing of limited aspects of the system will focus on Shark’s electro-optical (EO) tracking technology […]

Liteye and Numerica Partner to Enhance C-UAV Systems Liteye Systems, Inc., provider of the AUDS counter drone defense system deployed with US military forces in combat, and Numerica Corporation, creator of robust solutions that protect  valuable assets in mission-critical environments, have signed an exclusive partnership to develop enhanced abilities for Liteye’s counter […]