counter-drone Archives

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Navy John Phelan arrives to a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead Navy and Marine Corps

John Phelan is set to take the helm as secretary of the Navy after lawmakers confirmed him Monday.

Mar 24, 2025 By Jon Harper

Anduril’s Long Range Sentry Tower (Anduril image)

Marines to lean on Anduril tech to protect bases from drones

Anduril was awarded a $642 million contract to deliver, install and sustain a family of systems to protect Marine Corps installations from small drones.

Mar 13, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Hound Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, conduct a demonstration for the local media with the Skydio X2D Drone during exercise Combined Resolve (CbR) 25-1 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 3, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Thomas Dixon)

Counter-drone system modernization ‘moving very slowly,’ 101st Airborne commander says

The commander of the 101st Airborne Division talked to reporters about the challenges the Army is facing.

Mar 3, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump, Modi announce new US-India autonomous systems partnership

The Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance aims to boost co-development and co-production of maritime drones and counter-drone systems.

Feb 14, 2025 By Jon Harper

Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted distinguished visitors at Falcon Peak on Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 30, 2024. Falcon Peak is a USNORTHCOM led counter-small unmanned aircraft system experiment. (U.S. Department of Defense photos by Josh Armstrong)

NORAD commander says hundreds of drone incursions were detected at US military installations

Gen. Gregory Guillot revealed more details at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about widespread, recent incidents that highlight the problem.

Feb 13, 2025 By Jon Harper

220722-A-YK067-1035 MANAMA, Bahrain (July 22, 2022) Unmanned surface vessels sit as static displays, in Manama, Bahrain, July 22, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terry Vongsouthi)

Central Command gets new chief technology officer

Joy Angela Shanaberger said she wants to scale up Centcom's innovation efforts.

Feb 6, 2025 By Jon Harper

JAGM rendering (Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Marines to give air-to-ground missile new counter-drone capabilities

The 2025 Marine Aviation Plan was released Monday.

Feb 3, 2025 By Jon Harper

Daniel Driscoll testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Army, Jan, 30, 2025. (Screenshot from video on Congress.gov)

Trump’s nominee for Army secretary calls for buying more commercial off-the-shelf tech

Daniel Driscoll told senators that the Army should purchase more non-developmental solutions for drones and other technologies to help speed the delivery of new capabilities to soldiers.

Jan 30, 2025 By Jon Harper

L3Harris wants to apply VAMPIRE anti-drone system to the maritime environment

The company is looking to apply proven technology for new use cases as a means of getting capabilities to the field faster.

Jan 29, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Rendering of hypervelocity projectile (Credit: BAE Systems)

Army to sole-source deal for hypervelocity projectiles, drone-killing artillery cannon

The Army plans to spend about $646 million total on the MDAC system project in fiscal 2025-2027, according to budget documents.

Dec 27, 2024 By Jon Harper