counter-UAS Archives

US President Donald Trump leaves after announcing the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s 2027 budget request includes more than $65B for Navy shipbuilding

The budget proposal includes initial funding for a new class of battleships.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Pentagon eyes ‘more and more bunkers’ and other tech to shield troops in Operation Epic Fury

At least 348 U.S. military personnel have been wounded in the Iran war as of March 31, according to U.S. Central Command.

5 days ago By Brandi Vincent

A quadcopter drone hovers in an indoor training area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan 28, 2026. Many small, commercially availabe drones come equipped with high-definition camers and can be programmed to automatically transmit data to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Theodore Gowdy)

DOD threatens ‘severe consequences’ for drone operators flying in restricted airspace

Drone incursions over stateside military bases and other restricted areas have been widespread in recent years as commercially available systems proliferate.

Mar 20, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Aguilar, members of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration, and key leaders from White Sands Missile Range, N.M., support a high-energy laser test using the AMP-HEL system March 7, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)

Inside a ‘first of its kind’ counter-drone laser test in the American desert

JIATF 401 and the FAA, along with about half a dozen other agencies, conducted the test between March 7-8, an evaluation fast-tracked by back-to-back incidents involving counter-drone…

Mar 16, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

This photograph shows the Anduril logo on display during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show (Salon international de l’aeronautique et de l’espace – SIAE) at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, north of Paris on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP/ via Getty Images)

Army awards Anduril $20B contract with an eye toward counter-drone capabilities

The announcement comes as the U.S. military is working to enhance its counter-UAS prowess.

Mar 14, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, operates a First-Person View (FPV) drone during a FPV drone live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 29, 2026. The LFX demonstrated the division’s ability to employ one-way attack drones and produce lethal effects. (Courtesy photo)

Army launches drone marketplace commercial solutions opening

“This CSO will enable the Army to rapidly acquire and deliver innovative solutions to the Warfighter using commercial technology," officials wrote in a solicitation.

Mar 13, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) speaks alongside U.S. General Randall Reed, USAF, Commander of the United States Transportation Command (R), during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the posture of United States European Command and United States Transportation Command. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

NATO rewriting integrated air defense plans for the first time in decades, SACEUR says

Gen. Alex Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, testified Thursday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

Mar 12, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

The DJI Mavic 3 drone flies in the air at Summit Point Training Facility, West Virginia, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Maria Grace)

Pentagon counter-drone task force issues guidance on testing, federal surveillance laws

Its guidance for uniform, data-backed testing and an acknowledgment of privacy protections related to UAS employment in the U.S. comes amid keen public interest over counter-drone systems,…

Mar 10, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

A view of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range where Trinity test site is located, near White Sands, New Mexico on February 21, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon, FAA to test counter-drone laser weapon in New Mexico

The announcement comes after lawmakers from both parties criticized interagency coordination over the use of domestic counter-drone technology in the wake of back-to-back incidents in Texas last…

Mar 6, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Fragments of Shahed drones are found at the sites of Russian strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on September 19, 2025 (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Pentagon’s counter-drone task force visited Kyiv before joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran to see how Ukrainians fight UAS

“I did go to Ukraine, and I went to understand the technology that they’re using to protect their sites and their people from the threat of unmanned…

Mar 5, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence