#counter-drone

Poland has signed on to the Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace, deepening defense-technology cooperation even as the US faces criticism over a cancelled rotational deployment to the NATO ally.

NORTHCOM commander Gen. Gregory Guillot says the southern US border is functioning as a practical proving ground where industry can test anti-drone technology under real operational pressure.

Israeli officials and defense firms are accelerating work on countermeasures as small, hard-to-jam FPV drones inflict casualties and expose a fast-growing vulnerability on the battlefield.

A software upgrade called Wraith Shield would let Falcon IV handheld radios scan for hostile drone-control signals and jam them, turning an existing communications device into a personal electronic-warfare tool.

Israel appears to be adding anti-drone netting to some vehicles as Hezbollah increases attacks with fiber-optic controlled FPV drones, underscoring how limited battlefield defenses still are.

Belgium has launched a major tender for counter-drone systems, drawing interest from U.S. and European defense firms as governments move quickly to close gaps exposed by recent drone incidents.

The U.S. Defense Department wants to spend $53.6 billion on drone and counter-drone programs in fiscal 2027, part of a larger shift toward autonomous warfare that would rival the military budgets of man

The FAA and Pentagon have signed an agreement allowing deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system near the southern border after tests found no undue risk to passenger aircraft.

A newly spotted launcher on the destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has added to evidence that the U.S. Navy is accelerating efforts to give surface ships cheaper and more flexible defenses against drones and related threats.

Kyiv is pitching a trade built on battlefield experience, sending counter-drone specialists to Gulf partners while seeking scarce Patriot interceptors it cannot produce at scale.

The U.S. Army has awarded Anduril Industries the first task order under a new $20 billion contract vehicle for counter-drone systems, a framework designed to speed up how the military acquires drone defense technology.

An FBI alert warning about Iranian drone attacks on California targets launched from ships at sea highlights a little-discussed but credible threat vector that has been on U.S. military planners' radar for years.

A Pentagon task force will conduct a live laser weapons test targeting drones, advancing the military's directed energy counter-UAS capabilities.

An FAA airspace closure over El Paso after a laser counter-drone weapon was fired highlights how U.S. policy is struggling to keep pace with the rapidly evolving drone threat.

The USMC plans to arm its legacy F/A-18C/D Hornets with $20,000 laser-guided rockets that can destroy drones, offering a vastly cheaper alternative to $450,000 Sidewinder missiles.

RTX's Raytheon division demonstrated a non-kinetic variant of its Coyote interceptor drone that uses electromagnetic pulses to disable multiple enemy drones in flight -- then lands safely for reuse.

The Marines plan to buy 50 Tempest DASH systems from V2X, the same Hellfire missile-armed vehicles already fighting drones in Ukraine.