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Counter-UAS
Marine Corps Funds Epirus HAVOC Microwave Weapon as Pentagon Vows 46-Site Counter-Drone Shield
The Marine Corps handed Epirus $11 million for its HAVOC high-power microwave system, and JIATF-401's director revealed the Pentagon is hardening 46 priority U.S. installations and nearing an FAA/DHS pact to fast-track counter-drone tech.
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Counter-UAS
DHS Awards $1.5 Billion Counter-Drone IDIQ to 12 Firms Including Anduril, CACI, BAE
DHS split a five-year, up to $1.5 billion department-wide counter-UAS contract into two tracks, naming Anduril, BAE Systems, CACI, Leidos and eight other firms as awardees after fielding more than 100 competing proposals.
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Counter-UAS
Quantum Cyber Builds Its First Mini-Interceptor Drone at New Bridgeport, Connecticut Plant
Twelve days after closing on a $2.3 million Bridgeport, Connecticut plant, Quantum Cyber says it has already assembled its first mini-interceptor — a 220 km/h counter-UAS drone meant to hunt in swarms.
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Counter-UAS
Counter-UAS Technology Compared: Kinetic, RF Jamming, High-Power Microwave, Laser, and Net Interceptors
A side-by-side comparison of the five ways drones are actually defeated today — kinetic interceptors, RF/GPS jamming, high-power microwave, directed-energy lasers, and net-capture systems — with range, cost per engagement, tradeoffs, and who's legally allowed to use each under SAFER SKIES.
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Counter-UAS
TSA: Agencies Have Seized More Than 600 Rogue Drones Across World Cup Host Cities
TSA says federal and local agencies have confiscated over 600 illegal drones near FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums since June 11 — double the total reported just two weeks earlier — with Kansas City, Seattle and San Francisco leading the tally.
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Counter-UAS
World Cup C-UAS Crackdown: 39 Drones Seized, Criminal Charges in First Six Days
Multi-agency federal operations across 8 U.S. host cities logged 145 drone incursions and seized 39 aircraft in the first six days of FIFA World Cup 2026, with criminal charges — including an illegal-reentry case in Atlanta — marking early serious enforcement outcomes.
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Counter-UAS
Counter-UAS at Airports: Why the U.S. Still Can't Stop a Gatwick-Style Closure
The 2018 Gatwick drone incident cost airlines £50 million and stranded 110,000 passengers — and the perpetrators were never found. Five years on, U.S. airports face hundreds of incursions annually while the FAA still cannot neutralize a drone on its own. Here's how the technology and authority fit together.
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Counter-UAS
Drones Over the Wall: How Aerial Contraband Became a Global Prison Crisis
In a single year, Georgia's Department of Corrections linked drones to $7 million in contraband and 876 confiscated cell phones. Drone sightings at UK prisons rose 770% in four years. This is the legal, technical, and operational battle to stop aerial smuggling — and why it took so long to begin.
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Counter-UAS
Counter-UAS for Stadiums and Mass Events: How the U.S. Closes the Airspace Gap
Federal no-fly zones have covered NFL stadiums for years, but local police could only watch unauthorized drones — not stop them. Here's how the legal authority gap developed, how the World Cup became a live test for the workaround, and what still isn't solved.
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Counter-UAS
Soft Targets in the Air Age: The Drone Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
From a copper-wire-rigged DJI Mavic to a C-4-loaded platform aimed at a Nashville substation, drone attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure have moved from theoretical to documented — yet 93% of nuclear sites, 90% of oil refineries, and most major airports remain without active counter-UAS protection.
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Counter-UAS
DroneDNA and Sensor Fusion: Inside Dedrone’s Airspace Security Platform
Dedrone, now a division of Axon after a 2024 acquisition, has spent a decade building passive RF detection infrastructure deployed at military bases, airports, stadiums, and prisons across six G7 governments. Understanding where detection ends and the legal wall against mitigation begins is essential context for the C-UAS market.
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Counter-UAS
DroneGun-Class Jammers: How Handheld RF Disruptors Work — and Who Can Legally Use Them
Handheld RF jammers like DroneShield's DroneGun Mk4 can force a drone into a controlled landing — a capability Ukraine has deployed by the thousands against Russian FPV attacks. In the United States, federal statute locks this technology behind a short list of federal agencies.
