“It’s a game changer. It’s smaller, uses only 4kWh, can be connected to a vehicle, and is three to four times less expensive than current laser or microwave systems,” Erex Riahi, the CEO of Esh-Tech, said.

“We more than doubled the [production] number, considering the situation at the moment in the Middle East,” a company executive told Breaking Defense.

In an interview with Breaking Defense, Col. Christopher Hill, director of the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate, explained how the service’s shift in cultural norms is resulting in delivering tech at speed and at scale.

The system uses BAE’s Rapid Optical Observation and Kill (ROOK) program, which takes down threats by “confusing,” or jamming missile systems or drones.

Gen. Guillot said that through JIATF 401, the US military is inviting industry partners to the border to show off their tech aimed at taking down adversary drones.

The FY27 budget request sets aside $994 million in total for small c-UAS, with all of that sum coming from discretionary funding.

The forthcoming Wraith Shield software update uses the existing antenna to scan for drone control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them, L3Harris executives told reporters.

EDGE Managing Director and CEO Hamad Al Marar sat down with Breaking Defense to discuss UAV technology and future endeavors for the company.

The ICBM would add a “crucial layer of deterrence” to Turkey’s military arsenal, a defense analyst told Breaking Defense.

[Sponsored] Red Cat, well known for its aerial drones, has launched Blue Ops, a new company to mass produce USVs.

The Increment 2 iteration will consist of a counter unmanned aerial system variant, a recovery variant and one for precision fires.

Though there is not a current requirement or program of record for such systems, they have been fielded to Marines due to an “urgent field need.”

The Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle consists of a commercial Ford F600 model truck tricked out with Kodiak’s autonomous driving software and Eprius’ high-power microwave (HPM) c-UAS platform.