This New Propulsion Tech Could Push Drone-Killing Missiles Much Farther
Counter-drone weapons face a growing range problem. As unmanned aircraft become faster, more maneuverable and capable of operating farther from their targets, air-defense systems...
This Off-Road Buggy Is Built to Hunt Battlefield Drones
Small and medium-sized drones are forcing ground forces to rethink air defense. Fixed systems can protect bases and other permanent sites, but troops on...
This Shipping Container Unfolds Into a Counter-Drone Defense Hub
Drone defense is relatively straightforward when protecting a permanent airbase or critical facility: sensors, command systems and other equipment can be installed around a...
This Drone Has One Job: Chase Down Other Drones
Drone-on-drone interception becomes considerably harder as the target gets faster. An interceptor not only has to locate and approach another aircraft but also calculate...
This Armored Vehicle Can Spot a Threat and Pass the Target...
Armored vehicles increasingly need to defend against threats coming from more than one direction. Crews may have to engage ground targets while simultaneously watching...
This Tiny Missile Is Designed to Hunt Drones That Jammers Can’t...
Small drones have created an uncomfortable economic problem for air defense. An inexpensive UAV may cost only hundreds or a few thousand dollars, yet...
Iron Dome’s Proven Interceptor Is Getting a Second Manufacturing Home
Intercepting incoming rockets is only part of the challenge facing modern air-defense systems. During prolonged attacks, the ability to maintain protection depends not just...
No Signal, No Problem: This Lidar Hunts Drones With Laser Pulses
Detecting a drone is becoming more difficult as unmanned aircraft become increasingly autonomous. Many counter-UAS systems look for radio signals exchanged between a drone...
This Modular Launcher Could Turn Ordinary Vehicles Into Drone Hunters
Small drones approaching ships, ports and coastal installations create a difficult defensive problem. They can fly low, arrive in numbers and cost far less...
Drones Slip Past Air Defense? This System Is the Ship’s Last...
Modern warships can carry sophisticated air defenses, but inexpensive drones have created a difficult problem at the opposite end of the engagement range. FPV...
This Rifle Upgrade Times Every Shot to Help Hit Fast-Moving Drones
Small drones have become a difficult target for infantry. They can approach quickly, change direction and present a much smaller target than a conventional...
This Radar Can Watch the Sky Without Giving Away Its Position
Air-defense radars face an inherent problem: the signals they transmit to find aircraft can also reveal where the radar itself is located. In a...
This Mobile Laser Weapon Can Take Down Drones Without Firing a...
Small drones have created an awkward problem for ground forces. They can be inexpensive, difficult to spot and deployed repeatedly, while intercepting them with...
What If You Could Find Your Air Defense’s Blind Spots Before...
Counter-drone systems are becoming an essential part of military base protection, but knowing whether they will perform as expected during a real attack remains...
This Anti-Drone System Doesn’t Just Find the UAV – It Finds...
Small commercial drones are increasingly becoming a security problem for military forces and critical facilities. Detecting an unauthorized UAV is only part of the...
These Floating Gun Platforms Are Built to Guard Ports From Drones
Protecting a major port from drones presents an increasingly difficult security problem. Maritime facilities cover large areas and contain ships, fuel infrastructure and other...
A Missile No Heavier Than a Laptop Takes Aim at Drone...
The rapid spread of military drones has created a growing problem for air-defense forces. Many attack drones are inexpensive to produce, yet they are...
What If Cell Towers Could Secretly Hunt Drones?
Countering small drones has become increasingly difficult as unmanned aircraft grow smaller, cheaper, and more numerous. Traditional radar systems can detect many aerial threats,...
New AI Tracker Locks Onto Drones in Under a Second
The growing use of small drones on the battlefield is creating new challenges for military forces. Detecting an incoming unmanned aircraft is only the...
Why Build a Different Warhead for Every Weapon?
Modern militaries are fielding an increasingly diverse range of unmanned systems, from interceptor missiles and one-way attack drones to robotic ground vehicles. While these...
Meet the Supersonic Drone Hunter Built for Modern Battlefields
The rapid growth of military drone operations is exposing a major weakness in traditional air defense. While medium-sized unmanned aircraft used for reconnaissance and...
One Flight, More Than 50 Drones: A New Counter-Drone Weapon Emerges
Defending against drone swarms has become one of the biggest challenges facing modern militaries. Traditional counter-drone weapons often destroy one target at a time,...
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This Rugged Broadband Box Brings 5G and Satellite Internet Anywhere
Establishing reliable internet access can be difficult when teams operate far from existing communications infrastructure. Temporary military facilities, remote logistics hubs and emergency deployments...
