C-UAS

Laser air defenses will be operational before decade’s end, Lockheed exec says

In a nod to a common refrain that laser systems are always just five years away, Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill said, “Not anymore.”

Golden Dome czar signals space-based interceptors not guaranteed, as DoD weighs cost

"If boost-phase intercept from space is not affordable and scalable, we will not produce it, because we have other options to get after it," said Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein.

Honeywell, Odys Aviation team up on airborne C-UAS program

The system will pair Honeywell’s Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system with Odys’ Laila aircraft to defend from unmanned drone threats.

AV unveils LOCUST X3, latest entrant into laser counter-drone race

The unveiling at AUSA's Global Force comes as militaries the world over race for cheaper ways to confront the drone threat.

Air Force counter-drone lab requests ideas to track and kill small UAS

Two new Air Force RFIs seek information on systems to detect drones and defeat them with hard-kill systems as the service looks to shore up base defense.

As Dems push for briefing on El Paso incident, experts warn it could be the ‘tip of the iceberg’

“I think coordination has been lacking, and you're seeing a lot more sort of cowboy behavior, which could be problematic,” Stacie Pettyjohn, a senior fellow and director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, said in an interview with Breaking Defense.

Barzan exec talks new business plan, unveils agreements and new platforms

“We're focused much more on what is made in Qatar, things that we've developed and produced here locally," Barzan Chief Commercial Officer Omar Al Qadi told Breaking Defense.

NDAA gives new counter-drone office veto over service programs, official says

“My interpretation of that law is that we won't let a service procure something that doesn't perform and if they want to, JIATF-401 gets to say no,” said Col. Jonathan Beha, chief of requirements for the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force.

As drones menace European airspace, US Army tests c-UAS systems in Germany

Separately, American soldiers also trained with Polish and Romanian allies on the Merops c-UAS system, already in use in Ukraine.

New Army-led task force plans to stand up digital marketplace for counter-drone tech 

"We've got a wide variety of counter-UAS tools, and I actually think that we need all of them, because depending on where you are or what threat you're focused on, your requirements will be slightly different,” Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, commander of JIATF 401, said.

Give ’em E-HEL: Army seeks industry ideas for counter-drone laser systems

The Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program is the Army’s first program of record for a new family of high-energy lasers.