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Laser-based technology seeks to plug C-UAS gap in border security

Laser-based technology seeks to plug C-UAS gap in border security | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Recent Israeli media reports indicate that the Light Blade (Lahav-Or) counter-UAS (C-UAS) system, developed by startup company OptiDefense, showed impressive results in field trials against balloons launched from the Gaza Strip.

The laser-based Light Blade was developed by three civilian engineers working with researchers from Ben-Gurion University, the technology branch ...
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Counter-Drone Laser Weapon Now Guarding Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Alongside SAMs

Counter-Drone Laser Weapon Now Guarding Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Alongside SAMs | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Mar-a-Lago is the latest real-world deployment for the U.S. military's growing arsenal of LOCUST counter-drone lasers.
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Leonardo DRS joins U.S. Army’s first production laser weapon program

Leonardo DRS joins U.S. Army’s first production laser weapon program | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Leonardo DRS will supply the power, cooling and vehicle integration hardware for the U.S. Army's first production laser weapon, after AeroVironment picked the company as a subcontractor on the Enduring-High Energy Laser program, DRS announced on Nov. 2. The work
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Euronaval : la Marine nationale sous le feu des drones

Euronaval : la Marine nationale sous le feu des drones | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
En mer depuis 15 ans, au-dessus de l’Île Longue en 2025, et ces derniers jours au-dessus de la base navale de Toulon - qui plus est durant un exercice de protection multi-menaces : les drones mènent la vie dure à la Marine nationale, qui arrive à trouver des parades pour les menaces les plus complexes, pas forcément pour les plus frustes.
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EOS Defense Systems Prepares to Build Slinger Counter-Drone Systems

EOS Defense Systems Prepares to Build Slinger Counter-Drone Systems | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
EOS Defense Systems discusses plans for U.S. production of its Slinger counter-drone system, AI-assisted targeting and adjustable levels of autonomy.
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La Section technique de l’armée de Terre développe déjà le standard 3 du système antidrone Proteus

La Section technique de l’armée de Terre développe déjà le standard 3 du système antidrone Proteus | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
En janvier 2025, la Section technique de l’armée de Terre [STAT] présenta le Proteus, un système de lutte antidrone [LAD], mis au point par son groupement «Artillerie», dans le cadre d’un projet lancé quelques mois plus tôt. «L’objectif de ce développement est double : fournir une réponse opérationnelle rapide tout en anticipant les évolutions du champ de bataille moderne», avait-elle alors expliqué, alors que l’usage de drones FPV [à pilotage immersif] était en train de se généraliser en Ukraine.

Pour rappel, le Proteus associe un vieux canon antiaérien de 20 mm monté sur un affût tracté 53T2 à une caméra thermique SANDRA [Système d’arme Alternant les visions Nocturne et Diurne pour la Recherche d’Aéronefs] ainsi qu’à un ordinateur. Le tout est monté sur un camion TRM 2000. Du moins était-ce le cas pour le standard 1 de ce système.

Développé par l’ex-GIAT dans les années 1970, le canon antiaérien affiche une portée de 1 500 mètres et une cadence de tir de 700 coups par minute.

Sans tarder, la STAT se mit à l’ouvrage pour développer le standard 2 du Proteus, avec le concours de l’Agence ministérielle de l’intelligence artificielle de défense [AMIAD].
Il s’agissait alors de lui intégrer une nouvelle caméra pour améliorer sa capacité de détection ainsi que des algorithmes d’IA censés permettre d’anticiper la trajectoire d’une cible potentielle et, ainsi, de déterminer le moment le plus opportun pour déclencher un tir. Le tout en tenant compte de la vitesse de l’appareil à abattre et des conditions météorologiques.

Dans ce nouveau standard, le Proteus mis en œuvre depuis le PALADIN [pour Porteur Adapté à la Lutte Anti-Drone Intérimaire], un véhicule aérotransportable conçu par Scania à partir du V3P «Vampire».

La Loi de programmation militaire [LPM] 2024-30 actualisée a confirmé que l’armée de Terre serait dotée de cinquante systèmes Proteus à l’horizon 2030.

Mais un troisième standard est d’ores et déjà en cours de développement. C’est en effet ce qu’a fait savoir la STAT, via le réseau social LinkedIn, cette semaine.

«Face à l’évolution de la menace des drones, le projet PROTEUS mise sur une approche pragmatique : moderniser un système d’arme existant et éprouvé pour renforcer progressivement ses capacités face aux nouveaux enjeux opérationnels», a-t-elle d’abord souligné.

Et d’ajouter : «Lancé en avril 2024, le projet s’inscrit dans une démarche d’évolution incrémentale, articulée autour de plusieurs standards successifs. De l’amélioration des équipements à l’intégration de nouvelles technologies, chaque étape vient compléter les capacités existantes et préparer les évolutions suivantes».

Ainsi, les améliorations envisagées pour ce standard 3 du Proteus porteront sur l’électrification de l’affût et sur l’asservissement de ses mouvements à la solution de tir. En outre, il est question d’optimiser les algorithmes d’IA et d’intégrer de nouveaux capteurs de détection, dont la nature n’a pas été précisée par la STAT.

Probablement que, parmi ces nouveaux capteurs, figurera le radar tridimensionnel qui, conçu par FLIR Systems, équipe déjà le Véhicule de l’avant blindé ARLAD [pour adaptation réactive pour la lutte antidrone], également développé par la STAT.

Le mode opératoire actuellement suivi par le 35e Régiment d’Artillerie Parachutiste [LPM], unité référente en matière de LAD, implique un VAB ARLAD pour la détection des cibles, un fusil brouilleur NEROD pour les «fragiliser» et le système Proteus pour leur donner le coup de grâce.

Photo : Antoine Siffroi – Section technique de l’armée de Terre
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U.S. military trains on palletized SUADS anti-drone system

U.S. military trains on palletized SUADS anti-drone system | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany are training on the Rapidly Deployable Small-Unmanned Air Defense System, or RD-SUADS, a palletized counter-drone system built by Trust Automation of San Luis Obispo, California, as
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Austrian startup shows off APS1 anti-drone turrets in Vienna

Austrian startup shows off APS1 anti-drone turrets in Vienna | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Austrian startup GuardAero showed its APS1 drone-defense system for military vehicles to Arnold Kammel, secretary general of Austria's Ministry of Defence, during the Austrian Armed Forces' National Day display at Vienna's Heldenplatz on Oct. 26. The Graz-based company shared images
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GDELS and ARMMO team up on mobile anti-drone system

GDELS and ARMMO team up on mobile anti-drone system | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Spanish drone maker ARMMO Defense Technologies and General Dynamics European Land Systems' Spanish unit, Santa Bárbara Sistemas, launched and flew ARMMO's Bandit-X interceptor drone from an ASCOD Heavy Mission Carrier tracked armored vehicle during the ATLAS 26 counter-drone exercise in
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KNDS pitches Germany’s new Boxer RCT30 as a drone killer

KNDS pitches Germany’s new Boxer RCT30 as a drone killer | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
KNDS Deutschland is promoting its Boxer RCT30 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle as a weapon against drones, saying the 8x8 combat vehicle, which Germany and the Netherlands are buying in large numbers under the name Schakal, combines mobility, protection and firepower
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Al Fahd Consulting & Technology Group and French company EOS Technologie announce exclusive strategic and industrial partnership in Qatar

On the occasion of Milipol Qatar 2026 and its 30th anniversary, Al Fahd Consulting & Technology Group and EOS Technologie,
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France tests counter-drone laser aboard Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier at sea

France tests counter-drone laser aboard Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier at sea | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
France tested a counter-drone laser aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during its La Fayette 26 deployment, according to the French Navy’s official magazine, Cols Bleus.
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Low cost, dopé à l’IA et autonome : après les drones suicides, Helsing dégaine son système de défense aérienne

Low cost, dopé à l’IA et autonome : après les drones suicides, Helsing dégaine son système de défense aérienne | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Le groupe allemand d’IA militaire a dévoilé ce lundi 26 octobre un système de défense aérienne low cost, Contra, basé sur un puissant logiciel de contrôle et commandement renforcé à l’IA, et deux missiles intercepteurs low cost, AD-1 et AD-2.
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Pentagon Launches 120-Day “Sprint” to Field Counter-UAS Armed USVs

Pentagon Launches 120-Day “Sprint” to Field Counter-UAS Armed USVs | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
The Pentagon and DIU launched a 120-day sprint to acquire and field new counter-UAS armed USVs to defend surface fleets against low-cost drone threats.
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MBDA to build airborne laser demonstrator for Germany to assess future aircraft weapons capability

MBDA to build airborne laser demonstrator for Germany to assess future aircraft weapons capability | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Germany’s defence procurement agency has awarded MBDA Deutschland a contract to build an airborne laser demonstrator, laying the technical groundwork for potential laser weapons aboard aircraft.
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U.S. military deploys anti-drone lasers to guard Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

U.S. military deploys anti-drone lasers to guard Trump’s Mar-a-Lago | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
The U.S. military has deployed high-energy laser weapons around President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a counter-drone shield set up at the request of the Secret Service, a military spokesperson told the directed-energy news
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From APKWS to LADAC: France joins the race for cheap laser-guided rockets to down drones

From APKWS to LADAC: France joins the race for cheap laser-guided rockets to down drones | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
France has fielded its own answer to the American APKWS, a low-cost guided rocket intended to spare expensive air-to-air missiles in the fight against one-way attack drones.
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Skapion: from Counter-UAS to Counter-Swarm

Skapion: from Counter-UAS to Counter-Swarm | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
From the very beginning Skapion management aimed at developing a system capable to automatically react in the best possible way to a swarm attack
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Israel’s Smart Shooter exports drone-killing weapon station to Asia

Israel’s Smart Shooter exports drone-killing weapon station to Asia | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Israeli company Smart Shooter has delivered the first batch of its SMASH Hopper MG remote weapon stations to an unnamed integrator in Asia, which is building them into a defense system for an Asian military to shoot down drones and
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Singapore tests airborne 5G and counter-UAS concepts

Singapore tests airborne 5G and counter-UAS concepts | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting trials of a 5G-enabled aerial communications node (ACN) and mobile counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technolog
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Weibel to supply XENTA-M5 radars for Poland’s SAN integrated counter-drone programme

Weibel to supply XENTA-M5 radars for Poland’s SAN integrated counter-drone programme | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Weibel Scientific will supply its XENTA-M5 radar for Poland’s SAN counter-drone programme under an €84 million contract with PIT-RADWAR, the largest order in the Danish company’s history.
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German troops test Auterion’s Talon drone interceptor

German troops test Auterion’s Talon drone interceptor | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Auterion, the drone software company best known for the autonomy systems inside thousands of Ukrainian strike drones, has shown its Talon interceptor on a test range with Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, saying the system is built to take on
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Sky Sentinel, Ukraine’s New AI-Powered Turret Downs Russian Jet-Powered Geran Drones

Sky Sentinel, Ukraine’s New AI-Powered Turret Downs Russian Jet-Powered Geran Drones | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
More than 12 automated .50-caliber turrets deployed across Kyiv to counter Russia’s jet-powered attack drones are Ukrainian-made Sky Sentinel systems.
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FFF 2026 - KBP unveils Gryf counter-UAS drone

FFF 2026 - KBP unveils Gryf counter-UAS drone | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
At the Future Force Forum (FFF) in Prague, Czech company KBP International revealed a new counter-UAS carrier and announced an
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Helsing unveils Contra air defence system and two interceptors to counter mass attacks

Helsing unveils Contra air defence system and two interceptors to counter mass attacks | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
Helsing has unveiled Contra, an AI-controlled air defence system designed to counter large-scale drone and missile attacks.
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Haptic Drone Detection System

Haptic Drone Detection System | LAD & C-UAS | Scoop.it
The Haptic Drone Detection System is a soldier-worn early warning system that detects approaching drones and lets dismounted soldiers feel where the drone
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