To counter drones, Army seeks layers rather than ‘silver bullets’

To counter drones, Army seeks layers rather than ‘silver bullets’
To counter drones, Army seeks layers rather than ‘silver bullets’

The Army is looking for industry ideas, but Ukraine has shown it’ll take more than just one tactic.

The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats

The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats
The ‘Kinetic Pendulum’: How the Army wants to defeat drone threats

Advanced capabilities, like lasers and high-power microwave, will have to work in tandem with bullets or jamming to defeat drones threats as they evolve.

Army must start ‘leaning’ on kinetic options for counter-drone as autonomous UAS proliferate

Army must start ‘leaning’ on kinetic options for counter-drone as autonomous UAS proliferate
Army must start ‘leaning’ on kinetic options for counter-drone as autonomous UAS proliferate

Autonomous drones are a “direct attempt to evade” EW countermeasures, according to a top cUAS general.

DoD Likely To Miss 2021 Deadline For Counter-Drone Weapon

DoD Likely To Miss 2021 Deadline For Counter-Drone Weapon
DoD Likely To Miss 2021 Deadline For Counter-Drone Weapon

“Low-collateral effect interceptors” against small drones would be used in “defeating small UAS in urban environments, over sensitive sites, or situations where the rules of engagement would not allow kinetic effects,” DoD’s solicitation to industry says.

DoD Drone Strategy Focuses On Low-End Threats – Not Nation-States

DoD Drone Strategy Focuses On Low-End Threats – Not Nation-States
DoD Drone Strategy Focuses On Low-End Threats – Not Nation-States

In April, the Yuma, Ariz. test range will host a competition of “low collateral damage” countermeasures designed to stop mini-drones without firing a shot. But can such a restrained approach stop the drone swarms Russia and others are developing?

New Counter Drone Strategy Hits Esper’s Desk

New Counter Drone Strategy Hits Esper’s Desk
New Counter Drone Strategy Hits Esper’s Desk

A parallel joint requirements document will be briefed to industry Oct. 30, Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, head of the Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems office, says.

Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech

Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech
Pentagon Plans ‘Plug & Play’ Drone-Killing Tech

The military will consolidate from dozens of different, often-incompatible counter-drone defenses to just seven — with a single common standard for command & control.