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US Counter-Drone Firm ACS Launches Directed Energy Division to Build High-Energy Lasers
Allen Control Systems, maker of the Bullfrog counter-drone weapon station, has launched a Directed Energy division led by two former Army SMDC…
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Spain’s First NH90 Alpha Scramble Sends Helicopters Hunting Drones for NATO in Romania
Two Spanish NH90 helicopters flew their first NATO Alpha Scramble on November 5 after unidentified drones were detected in Romania. The drones…
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US Army Tests Low-Cost FD-1 Drone Interceptor From SGT Stout Stryker Against Massed Drones in Poland
U.S. Army air defenders in Poland launched the FD-1 FPV interceptor from an SGT Stout to add affordable kinetic depth against Group…
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US Marines Launch Neros Archer FPV Drones From USS Boxer to Simulate Precision Strikes at Sea
Marines with the 11th MEU flew Neros Archer FPV strike drones from USS Boxer and USS Portland in the Arabian Sea, while…
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New NATO Counter-Drone Marketplace Lets Allies Buy 16 Systems Without a Tender
NATO’s new counter-drone marketplace lets Allies buy 16 pre-selected C-UAS solutions from Alta Ares, Axon, Northrop Grumman, OSL UK and Quantum Systems…
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French Safran and British MSI-DS Team Up on Counter-Drone Turret Systems for NATO Mine Warfare Ships
Safran Electronics & Defense and MSI-Defence Systems have signed an MoU pairing Safran optronic sights with SEAHAWK and TERRAHAWK gun mounts. A…
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Pentagon’s JIATF 401 Trains Secret Service and Air Force on Bumblebee V2 and Paladin Drone Interceptors
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 trained MacDill Air Force Base defenders and U.S. Secret Service agents on the Bumblebee V2 and Paladin…
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US Defense Tech Firm Shield Agrees to Buy Counter-Drone Radar Maker Echodyne for $5.3 Billion
Shield will acquire Echodyne, whose MESA counter-drone radars are used in more than 40 countries, for $5.3 billion, funded by a $2.5…
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US Special Operations Command Orders First Shoulder-Fired Zeus Missiles With Swappable Warheads
US Special Operations Command has made its first purchase of Aeon Industrial’s shoulder-fired Zeus, a $13.8 million low-rate production order for fewer…
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Pentagon Drone Dominance Effort Delivers 25,000 Drones and Counter-Drone Systems to CENTCOM Troops
A four-month-old Pentagon office has fielded more than 25,000 drones and counter-UAS to CENTCOM in 2026, most of them defensive. It now…