AUDROS cUAS System Captures Threatening Drones with a Net
Compared to other interception systems, which operate by shooting down or electrically paralyzing the intruding drone, the AUDROS (AUtonomous DROne System) solution provides a fully safe alternative that poses no risk to people or property in the removal of its target. The tests were conducted using Fly4Future’s Eagle One drone, which would take off […]
Texas: Hebbronville Patrol Station Busts Human Smuggling Attempt
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station working with Webb County Constable Precinct 3 stopped a human smuggling attempt near Mirando City, Texas. The incident occurred on July 26, when agents spotted a suspicious box truck travelling on State Highway 359. The driver drove off the highway through a ranch fence […]
US Army: Chief of Staff McConville Warns on Unreadiness in Dangerous Times
From COVID-19 response to supporting allies and partners in Eastern Europe, the Army has shown it is ready, versatile and able to respond quickly whenever the nation calls, the service’s top general officer said. “We can do a lot of things that the nation asks us to do, but that’s not really our reason […]
Slovenia Forecasts $1.5 billion Defence Budget for 2027 while Russia’s War Continue
Slovenia is set to increase its defence spending over the next five years to reach $1.53 billion by 2027, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that the country is now set to meet NATO’s target of spending 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Slovenia […]
QinetiQ: Free Space Optical Communications Technology Expands C-UAS Capabilities
As the market for low-cost and expendable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) platforms continues to grow, so too has the market for counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies capable of defeating this emerging threat. QinetiQ’s first practical demonstration of its two-way Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) technology, designed to enhance the survivability of UAS, could shift the balance of […]
2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games to Deploy Hundreds of Drones in Safety Frenzy
In 2024, Paris will organize the Summer Olympics, an opportunity for the French government and industrialists to join forces to test, deploy and standardize their arsenal of new surveillance devices: drones, facial recognition, behavior analyses, etc. comes back here on what we know today about this dystopian project, on what has already been tested and […]
