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Jul- 2025 -

3 July

New 5.56mm Rounds Transform Ukrainian Rifles Into Counter-UAV Systems

Ukraine’s standard infantry rifles are getting an upgrade with a newly-unveiled 5.56mm ammunition designed to take down unmanned aerial vehicle threats.

Jun- 2025 -

27 June

Land

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

RAPIDFire Goes Ground-Based in New Air Defense Variant From Thales, KNDS

Thales and KNDS France have introduced a land-based variant of the RAPIDFire naval defense system.

26 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Navy Starts Building 400kW Laser to Fry Drones and Hypersonic Threats

The US Navy has kicked off a $29.9-million effort to develop one of the world’s most powerful shipboard laser weapons.

26 June

Asia Pacific

Soldier checking DroneShield's Immediate Response Kit

Christine Casimiro

DroneShield Bags $40M Counter-Drone Deal With European Military

Sydney-based DroneShield has secured three contracts totaling 61.6 million Australian dollars ($40 million) from a European military customer via a local reseller to neutralize drone threats.

25 June

Air

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment practice target lock-on against an incoming drone during Project Flytrap at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, June 9, 2025. The Soldiers attached a Smartshooter SMASH 2000L to M4A1 carbine rifles for improved sight picture and accuracy. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

Rojoef Manuel

Portable Anti-Drone Tech Tested at US Army Trials in Germany

The US Army is evaluating portable counter-unmanned aerial system devices to protect dismounted troops from drone threats in Germany.

19 June

Air

Rojoef Manuel

India Eyes Homegrown Directed Energy Weapons to Boost Anti-Drone Defense

India plans to acquire locally-made directed energy weapons to expand the defense force’s counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities.

19 June

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Has Tools to Counter Drones, but Funding Limits Production, Expert Says

Ukraine has effective tools to counter Russian drones, but domestic production is falling short due to funding shortages, according to experts.

17 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Firm Launches Innovation Lab to Combat Evolving Drone Threats

US-based defense robotics company Allen Control Systems has launched an Innovation Lab to fast-track the development of autonomous weapon systems.

10 June

Americas

L3Harris' VAMPIRE is a self-contained system that delivers advanced ISR, which can be used on a variety of vehicles to quickly respond to support the c-UAS mission.

Christine Casimiro

US Supports European Allies With Additional VAMPIRE Anti-Drone Order

The Pentagon has contracted L3Harris for additional Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) systems to support European operations.

3 June

Air