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18 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mario Infante, left, and Cpl. Jayden Spear, both gunners with 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Air Wing, rehearse engaging drones on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 11, 2026. U.S. Marines with 1st LAAD and 4th Marine Regiment drone operators conducted integrated training, allowing both units to mutually enhance their anti-aircraft and aerial surveillance capabilities. Infante and Spear are both natives of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)

US Homeland Defenses ‘Ill-Equipped’ for In-Country Drone Attacks, General Warns

A senior US military official has warned that the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command lack the sensors and interceptors needed to counter swarms of low-cost drones launched from within domestic borders.

17 August

Land

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines to Receive Tempest Anti-Drone Buggies From Vertex

The US Department of Defense has awarded Vertex Modernization and Sustainment a $19-million contract to supply Tempest counter-unmanned aerial system buggies for the US Marine Corps.

17 August

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Ukraine’s ‘Spider’ Chases Drones at 160-kph to Catch Them With a Net

Ukrainian firm WINFLY is taking a non-kinetic approach to counter-drone missions, using speed and a net-based system to catch enemy drones in mid-air.

12 August

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army Seeks Industry Help to Turn 50mm Cannon Into a Drone Killer

The US Army is calling on industry partners to transform a 50mm cannon into a counter-unmanned aircraft system capable of tracking and defeating Class 1, 2, and 3 drone threats.

10 August

Middle East

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Israel Tests Secretive Capsule Weapon for the Final 100 Meters of Air Defense

Israeli firm Erez Defense Solutions has put its mysterious capsule weapon through a series of tests, offering a rare glimpse of the air defense system operating in a real-world environment.

5 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The Joint C-sUAS (Counter small Unmanned Aircraft System) University (JCU) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, kicked off this week with its inaugural two-week C-sUAS Operators Course. Over 20 students, including Soldiers from the US Army, US Air Force, and US Navy participated in the MOS agnostic, Non-Branch/Service specific course. The C-sUAS Operators Course focuses on the operations of the Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) evaluated C-sUAS systems which includes the Drone Buster (pictured). "The establishment of the Joint C-sUAS University and its mission will prepare Soldiers and leaders, improve readiness, and aid in modernizing the force of 2030 to prepare for Large Scale Combat Operations," said Lt. Col. Moseph Sauda, Joint C-sUAS University Director. Upon completion, operators will deter the UAS threat via passive air defense measures; detect the UAS threat via visual/audible identification and C-sUAS equipment sets; report UAS threats via applicable policies and procedures; and defeat the UAS threat via kinetic and non-kinetic means. The course ends with a culminating training exercise and is set to graduate at the end of October.

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Unveils Improved Digital Shop for Counter-Drone Systems

The US Department of Defense has launched an expanded digital marketplace to accelerate the procurement of counter-unmanned aerial system equipment for military units, law enforcement, and partner forces.

4 August

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Australia’s Newest Drone Fighter Weighs Less Than a Rifle, Fits in One Hand

Australia’s drone defense ambitions are getting lighter with the debut of a handheld counter-drone system designed to fit in a soldier’s kit.

3 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A LiDAR device aimed at an unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

Innoviz to Supply Hundreds of LiDAR Systems Under $3.5M Defense Contract

Israeli sensor developer Innoviz Technologies has received $3.5 million in orders for its light detection and ranging solution in support of a military customer.

3 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion