An autonomous machine gun system engaged drone targets in the Arizona desert, according to official photos from a U.S. military exercise. The system, called Bullfrog and built by Texas startup Allen Control Systems, pairs a standard M240 machine gun with a robotic turret, in this case bolted into the bed of a pickup truck. The […]

The U.S. Navy has awarded KestrelX, a small Florida-based aviation company, a contract worth up to $9,987,285 to supply low-observable target aircraft and engineering support for Navy and Department of War training exercises. The Navy did not obligate any funds when it signed the deal, and will instead pay KestrelX as it issues individual task […]

Four defense-tech companies integrated an AI-enabled sensor, an unmanned helicopter, Ukrainian-made interceptor drones and tactical radios into a single counter-drone system, then tested it at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, during a Pentagon exercise called Falcon Peak 26.2. DataShapes AI, Evolved Aerospace, General Cherry and Persistent Systems built the combined system in about three […]

V2X confirmed on September 8, 2026, that it has been awarded a $19 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver Tempest counter-drone vehicles, along with the maintenance, software and training needed to keep them running. The announcement puts a public face on a deal the Pentagon had already disclosed. A contract notice dated […]

British radar maker Blighter is pushing for more sales in Central and Eastern Europe, showcasing its border and low-altitude air surveillance radars this week at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. The company builds ground-based radars that use electronic scanning array antennas rather than the mechanically rotating dishes found on older radar systems, letting […]

Norwegian defense company KONGSBERG has selected a radar built by U.S. firm Echodyne to help its remote weapon systems detect and shoot down drones, the companies announced September 9. KONGSBERG has integrated Echodyne’s MESA radar into its PROTECTOR RS4 and RS6 remote weapon stations, turning the widely used gun mounts into counter-drone systems capable of […]

Turkish defense company ASELSAN has signed a new export contract to supply Poland with 24 more sets of its ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems, the company announced September 8 at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. ASELSAN signed the deal with Polish manufacturer AMZ Kutno for use by the Polish Armed Forces. Deliveries are […]

AeroVironment has received its first international order for the LOCUST laser weapon system, a purchase worth more than $50 million, the company announced September 8. The direct commercial sale covers an initial batch of LOCUST systems and support services. AeroVironment did not disclose the buying country, the number of units included, or a delivery date. […]

Axon Vision has received its first order for ForceField, an AI-powered counter-drone system it launched in July, with an Israeli defense organization placing a deal worth up to roughly 15 million shekels ($5.0 million), the company announced September 7. The order includes an initial payment of about 6 million shekels ($2.0 million), with the customer […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems opened a joint exhibit at MSPO 2026 in Kielce, Poland, on September 8, presenting an expanded lineup of air defense, unmanned and artillery systems built around the company’s decade-long defense partnership with Warsaw. The two companies are sharing a stand at the exhibition, which runs through September 11, […]

The U.S. Air Force wants to buy 60 handheld counter-drone jammers for its Pacific forces, according to a solicitation Pacific Air Forces published September 8, though the purchase can’t move forward until funding becomes available. The notice, posted by PACAF’s 18th Contracting Squadron, calls for 60 DroneBuster 5 units equipped with a GPS-focused add-on kit, […]

The U.S. Air Force is seeking to buy four Echodyne EchoShield counter-drone radars for a rescue squadron based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, according to a solicitation the service’s 31st Contracting Squadron published September 4. The notice is a request for quotes, not a completed purchase. The Air Force explicitly states in the solicitation that […]

Chinese company Shengying Technology says it has introduced a new interceptor drone called the H-07, a high-speed platform designed to shoot down other drones in the final seconds before impact. Interceptor drones have become one of the fastest-growing categories in air defense over the past two years, driven largely by the need to counter cheap, […]

A British-made counter-drone system was one of four technologies given a central role in a NATO training exercise in Latvia last month, where soldiers from multiple allied countries used it to detect and track drones over a dense pine forest. The system, called BlackTalon Ecosystem, is built by Enterprise Control Systems (ECS), part of the […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Dynetics a $40.8 million contract modification to build 14 additional Medium Range Air Defense Radar production-representative systems, according to a Department of War contract announcement. The hybrid other transaction agreement modification also funds depot-level technical manual support, program management, engineering change proposals, logistics support and software support. It further […]

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have shown footage of what appears to be one of the first Skyranger 35 short-range air defense systems mounted on a Leopard 1 tank chassis to reach Ukrainian units. GAU, an account that tracks German military assistance to Ukraine, identified the unit in the footage as Ukraine’s 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, part […]

The Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation says it has delivered a remotely operated “Khyzhak” combat module for use in Ukrainian aviation, and that the system is now being used against Russian targets. The foundation announced the delivery on social media, saying it purchased the module through a joint project with the ride-hailing company Uklon called “Pidsvity […]

Ukrainian forces have begun fitting their own armored vehicles with the same “hedgehog” anti-drone armor that Russian units pioneered last year, according to photos and video circulating from Ukrainian military channels. The images show a Ukrainian M1 Abrams from the 225th Separate Assault Regiment and a BMP-1TS operated by the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade, both […]

Munich-based counter-drone company TYTAN Technologies said it demonstrated a new rocket-boosted interceptor drone to the German Federal Cabinet last month, presenting what the company described as a new category of system built for greater range and speed against aerial threats. TYTAN said the demonstration took place during the Cabinet’s annual retreat at Schloss Neuhardenberg in […]

The US Army has awarded defense contractor AV a $464.8 million contract to produce high-energy laser weapons under the Enduring High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, the Army’s first formal directed energy program of record, according to Laser Wars. Under the Other Transaction Agreement, AV will deliver 26 of its 30 kilowatt LOCUST X3 laser weapons […]