Countermeasures News & Articles

The Laser Shield Anti-Drone System (LSAD) is being developed to counter the growing use of small-scale unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for warfare purposes in conflict zones around the world

AIM Defence's Fractl:1 Tactical Directed Energy Laser took first place at the international Counter Drone Sandbox in Canada, successfully shooting down over 30 targets during the exercise

The Modular Air Defense System Kit and the On-the-Move System were both involved in the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System Office (JCO) demo, primarily highlighting the improved radar capabilities

BlueHalo has passed key development milestones for its FE-1 C-UAS missile, completing a series of testing to demonstrate its operational readiness

Vigilant Aerospace’s project to develop a detect-and-avoid system for a new long-endurance drone is progressing through testing, GCS integration, software deployment, and more

Skylark Labs is set to showcase its ARIES C-UAS system at TIDE 2024, designed to detect, classify, and respond to emerging threats in real-time

Raytheon’s High-Energy Laser Weapon System has been integrated onto a British Army combat vehicle, and was successfully test fired for the first time in the UK

EOS showcased its Laser Dazzler technology at the IDEaS 2024 CUAS Sandbox event, using a non-lethal laser to degrade, deny, and destroy the electro-optical sensors on UAS

D-Fend has upgraded its EnforceAir2 counter-UAS software system with an AI-based mitigation engine, user interface enhancements, and a new “disrupted” environments mode

MARSS will showcase its NiDAR AI counter-UAS technology at the Red Sands exercise 2024, and will demonstrate its ability to integrate with a range of effectors and sensors

The BlueHalo NGCM is designed to increase lethality and range against Group 3 UAS and other larger air threats