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Australia will import so-called “loitering munitions”, otherwise called kamikaze or killer drones, from US defence manufacturer AeroVironment, despite having exported 300 similar but locally-made systems to Ukraine in 2022. The Australian Defence Force finally came good on its pledge to acquire the controversial technology on Monday, revealing it will buy …

PARIS — The advantage now enjoyed by small aerial drones on battlefields including in Ukraine is but “a moment in history,” French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill said at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris. While anti-drone systems are lagging and “leave the sky open to things that …

The Army unveiled a new name Saturday for its maneuver short-range air defense system as it plans for future increments designed to protect troops from drones and other overhead threats on the battlefield. M-SHORAD increment one has been rechristened the SGT Stout in honor of Sgt. Mitchell Stout, an air …

A game-changing weapons system that can instantly disable swarms of hostile drones is being rapidly developed by the British Military. The cutting-edge ‘drone killer’ uses radio waves to target and scramble the electronics of enemy drones and take down multiple hostile targets at once. Defence sources have told GB News …

Eyeing a major boost to its surveillance capabilities, the Indian Army is set to get the first Hermes-900 Starliner drones on June 18. Also known as the Drishti-10, the drones are being provided by the Adani Defence Systems to the Indian Army and Indian Navy. #WATCH | Indian Navy chief …

Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) and Kaman Air  Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), announced that they have been  awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to demonstrate a resupply uncrewed aerial system (UAS)  capable of moving loads with a minimum of 800 pounds and flying distances over …

Kratos Defense has received a $95-million contract to supply unmanned target systems to the US Army. According to the contract announcement, the target drones must be fixed-wing, subscale, and jet-propelled. However, it did not specify which in the Kratos family of unmanned target systems will be delivered. The American technology …

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), teamed with Shield AI, has been chosen by the U.S. Army to participate in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) competition, Increment 2, to replace the long-serving RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS). Under a seven-week base period contract, the Northrop Grumman-led team will define …

The Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána need powers and better technology to counter the escalating threat of drones, according to the founder of the Aer Lingus Regional airline. ádraig Ó Céidigh, who is also a former independent senator, said laws to protect society from the dangers of drones should …

The Army Futures Command (AFC) is looking to the private sector for insight into a range of potential technology capabilities to deploy as part of AFC’s Technology Gateway program this fall, according to a Feb. 3 special notice published on Sam.gov.    The notice seeks input on tech ranging from …