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Russia’s Hand-Launched Sokol-I Interceptor Drone Adopts Ukraine’s FPV Playbook
Russian Defense Ministry footage released October 8, 2026, shows the Sokol-I interceptor drone, a hand-launched foam aircraft flown by FPV operators into…
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Ukrainian Drone Operators Caused 70% of US Armored Brigade’s Early Losses in Germany Drill
A US armored brigade’s officers detail how Ukrainian drone operators caused 70% of its early losses at Combined Resolve 26-07, how fieldcraft…
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US Signs APKWS Production Framework for Up to 25,000 Counter-Drone Interceptors a Year
The Department of War and BAE Systems have agreed a seven-year framework to buy up to 25,000 APKWS guidance sections a year,…
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US Army Reserve Tests Drones and Counter-UAS Systems From 21 Firms at Northern Strike 26-2
Army Reserve innovators assessed more than 20 technologies from 21 companies at Northern Strike 26-2, testing a body-worn drone detector and a…
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Pentagon Wants Armed USVs With Hellfire and APKWS to Shoot Down Drones Within 120 Days
DIU’s SWAP-USV Sprint 2 seeks production-ready armed USVs carrying Hellfire, JAGM, APKWS, Stinger, guns or lasers to defend the fleet against drones…
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US Army Counter-Drone Tests Head to Morocco in 2027 With 180-Day Fielding Goal
The U.S. Army will test counter-drone and force protection systems in Tan-Tan, Morocco, in spring 2027, aiming to put validated C-UAS equipment…
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Norwegian Kongsberg DR 100 Radar Goes Live in Five Minutes at Interpol Counter-Drone Test
Kongsberg’s quad-panel DR 100 drone detection radar went fully operational five minutes after arriving at Interpol’s counter-UAS test at Oslo Gardermoen Airport,…
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Why the US Military Is Embracing Gaming Controllers, From M1E3 Abrams Tanks to the Firefly Laser
The Pentagon’s pick of Kord’s Firefly laser for a base-defense pilot puts an Xbox controller in a homeland air defense fire-control chain.…
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$5 Billion in One Year: How US JIATF 401 Rebuilt Counter-Drone Buying
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has passed its first anniversary with more than $5 billion in counter-drone contract ceilings, a shared marketplace…
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US Army Laser Weapons Go Modular: 30 kW E-HEL Sled Built for Any Vehicle
At AUSA 2026, Army officials said the Enduring-High Energy Laser will ride a modular sled that fits any vehicle and any formation.…