Army Completes Second Counter-Small Drone Demonstration
Some systems shot the drones, others brought hit them with electronic attacks.
Next DoD Counter-Drone Demo May Expand Kill Options
"I think it's September you'll see us open up up the aperture, looking at other capabilities besides low collateral effects," said Stan Darbro, Army RCCTO deputy.
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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 Winnowing Efforts To Counter Small Drones
"We're looking across the spectrum at the detect, track, ID, and defeat systems," Geaney said.
Defense Digital Service Builds Counter-Drone SWAT Team, ASAP
The Pentagon’s digital elite wants to rapidly develop new techniques and technologies to detect, hack, and jam enemy drones – with wide potential applications for Joint All-Domain Command & Control.
DoD May Fund Rare Earth & Small Drone Development: Lord
While the US is standing fast on its removal of Turkey from the F-35 program, DoD Acquisition czar Ellen Lord says there no decision has been made yet about FMS sales.
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ThunderDrone: Best Name Ever, But What Is It?
HOLLOMAN AFB: We first heard about ThunderDrone from Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who told a mystified audience that the Air Force would take part in an event none of us had ever heard of. “In two months, we’re going to have a big competition. They’ve rented out a big warehouse,” Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson […]
Finmeccanica Unit Claims Counter-Drone Breakthrough
One of today’s toughest defense problems is drones. But not what the Air Force likes to call Remotely Piloted Aircraft that carry missiles and bombs. The bigger threat – one that worries law enforcement and the Secret Service as much as the Pentagon – is drones like the hundreds of thousands Santa brought to kids […]
Small Drones Are Growing On The Air Force
AFA CONFERENCE: Time was, the Air Force wanted nothing to do with drones that weren’t built to be shot down. Now, after flying big, armed drones more than 2.4 million hours, the service has decided it wants to buy little ones in swarms – and fly them that way, too. Buying Small Unmanned Aerial Systems […]