Counter-UAS
Counter-UAS news from UASFeed — drone detection, jamming, interceptors, directed energy, and the race to defend bases, airports, and infrastructure from hostile drones.
-
Counter-UAS
The Pentagon's New Rulebook Says Drones Aren't a 'Silver Bullet' — Inside JIATF-401's C-UAS Handbook
JIATF-401's new handbook trades shoot-first instincts for a 'Four Ps, Five Ds' framework, backed by Shahed and FPV casualty data showing why kinetic-only counter-drone thinking fails.
-
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.
-
Counter-UAS
Echodyne Opens $40M Washington Plant to Push MESA Counter-Drone Radar to 30,000 Units a Year
Kirkland-based Echodyne opened a $40 million, 86,350-sq-ft radar factory in Woodinville, Washington on July 9, targeting 30,000+ MESA counter-UAS radars a year as Ukraine-driven demand outpaces supply.
-
Counter-UAS
NATO Launches $40 Billion 'Drone Edge' Counter-UAS Initiative at Ankara Summit
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte unveiled a five-year, $40 billion Drone Edge initiative for uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems, headlining more than EUR 50 billion in procurement deals announced at the Ankara summit.
-
Counter-UAS
Airbus Plots More Live Trials for 'Bird of Prey,' Its Catapult-Launched Answer to Kamikaze Drones
Following a successful spring intercept test in Germany, Airbus is lining up further 2026 live trials for Bird of Prey, a reusable, catapult-launched interceptor drone designed to hunt down one-way attack drones like Russia's Geran.
-
Counter-UAS
AeroVironment's Titan-MS Wins First $80.5M Task Order to Shield Barksdale AFB From Drone Incursions
The Army issued the first task order under AeroVironment's $500M Domestic Shield IDIQ on July 6, sending $80.5M worth of Titan-MS counter-drone sensors to Air Force Global Strike Command bases after Barksdale AFB's repeated 2026 incursions.
-
Counter-UAS
Russia's $1.5 Million Jammer Problem: Inside the Race to Blind Ukraine's Starlink-Guided Drones
Reuters reports Russia is fielding a $1.5M Crimean-built jammer that can disrupt Starlink over just 20 sq km at a time — and Ukraine's 422nd Regiment is already destroying the trailers.
-
Counter-UAS
NATO Pledges $40 Billion for Counter-Drone Wall as Allies Race to Close Detection Gaps
At its Ankara Defence Industry Forum, NATO committed $40 billion over five years to counter-drone systems, drone-operator training, and new surveillance UAVs — including up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Tritons — in direct response to Ukraine's low-cost UAV war.
-
Counter-UAS
Marine Corps Stands Up MCRIG, a Dedicated Command for Small-Drone and Counter-Drone Training
A July 2 MARADMIN creates the Marine Corps Robotics Integration Group at Twentynine Palms to standardize Group 1/2 drone and counter-drone training service-wide, backed by an active hunt for team chiefs, SNCOs, intel officers and EW specialists.
-
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.
-
Counter-UAS
DroneShield's Q3 Software Leap Lands as Pentagon Counter-Drone Spending Pipeline Swells
DroneShield sharpened its RF detection and tracking software on July 6 just as the Pentagon handed AeroVironment a potential $500 million counter-drone contract, underscoring a red-hot C-UAS market racing to outpace cheaper, faster drone threats.
-
Counter-UAS
Israel Validates Iron Dome-Iron Beam Integration Against Drone and Missile Saturation Attacks
Israel's MoD says a new test campaign proves Iron Dome can now hand off threats to the Iron Beam laser mid-battle, letting commanders swap $50,000 missile interceptors for $3-5 laser shots against saturation drone and rocket attacks.
