Counter-UAS & Counter-Drone Technology
Drone detection, tracking and defeat: counter-UAS technology, news and analysis for the military, police and critical infrastructure.
Geran-5 and Geran-4: Chinese Telefly small turbojets power Russia's jet drones
Two small turbojets from Shenzhen-based manufacturer Telefly turn the Geran-5 and Geran-4 into jet-powered missiles that electric interceptor drones can barely catch. What Ukrainian wreckage analyses reveal about the engines and why Beijing finds the deliveries ever harder to deny.
Counter-UAS and electronic warfare: Droneshield opens research centre in Adelaide
With a new R&D centre in Adelaide, Droneshield complements its research work in Sydney. Laboratories and software offices are to produce the next generation of counter-UAS and electronic warfare solutions – opened in the presence of Minister Chris Picton.
Drone training in Varėna: Lithuania transfers 51.9 hectares to the Riflemen's Union LŠS
A state-owned plot in south-eastern Lithuania is to become a training ground for drone training and counter-drone systems. The government in Vilnius is handing the site to the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union (LŠS) on a trust basis, with room for a firing range and a competence centre.
Drone pentathlon in Csobánka: Hungary's armed forces hold their first competition for drone pilots
Two days, several disciplines, pilots from different units: with a drone pentathlon near Budapest, Hungary is betting on the exchange of experience – and on countering unmanned systems.
Counter-UAS on six wheels: Miriad turns the Rhinos UGV into the autonomous RHL6 rocket launcher
At UNVEX 2026, Miriad Global showed how its heavy Rhinos UGV is to bring twelve interceptor missiles into position without a crew. It is also developing Strikex, its own missile for counter-UAS against jet drones – whether and when a combat-ready overall system will follow is open.
Counter-UAS on the ISV: Droneshield brings DroneSentry-X Mk2 to US military vehicles
Around 80 days from contract to initial operational capability: under the contract with JIATF-401, Droneshield has mounted its counter-UAS systems on Infantry Squad Vehicles and had them accepted. Three further units are to follow.
Interceptor drone Drizzle: Indra relies on carrier drones against drone swarms at UNVEX
Faster than 400 km/h, up to 130 kilometres range with a carrier drone and designed as an expendable: with the Drizzle interceptor drone, Indra aims to protect convoys, infrastructure and units against mass drone attacks.
Interceptor drones: Terra Drone bets on Kurin Technologies, TRL Drones and its own flight controller
Interceptor drones are becoming a growth area in Terra Drone’s defence business. The Japanese group is showing the FPV interceptors KT-1 and KT-2, is exploring a jet variant with TRL Drones and builds its own Terra DFC flight controller. Whether the joint venture will materialise remains open.
Counter-UAS: Aaronia expands manufacturing with new production site in Bitburg
Counter-UAS systems from Aaronia have been in demand for years, most recently with a 72-million-euro order. The manufacturer is now investing a double-digit million sum in a new site in Bitburg, where production is to start in 2027.
Counter-UAS: Poland builds its drone wall with SAN – despite the veto against the SAFE billions
Counter-UAS will form the lowest layer of Polish air defence: SAN is to comprise more than 700 systems on the eastern and north-eastern border. After President Nawrocki’s veto against SAFE, however, the financing has to be reorganised.
Counter-UAS with jet trainers: Slovakia wants the Aero L-39NG Skyfox as a drone hunter too
Counter-UAS as an additional task for the new jet trainer: Slovakia’s last two L-39 Albatros reach the end of their service life at the end of 2026, and Minister Kaliňák is promoting armed L-39NG Skyfox. The opposition misses a transparent procedure.
Counter-UAS from Russia: Bison and Pantsir SMD-E at the El Alamein Airshow 2026
Counter-UAS, “combat-proven”: in Egypt, Rosoboronexport/Rostec showed the TKB-1167 Bison machine-gun system, presented internationally for the first time, and the missile-armed Pantsir SMD-E. Buyers are sought in the Middle East, Asia and Africa; there have been no export successes so far.
Counter-UAS put to the test: Czech Republic trials new technologies at “Drone Shield 2026”
Counter-UAS and unmanned ground vehicles are at the heart of the “Drone Shield 2026” exercise in Březina and Lipník nad Bečvou. Supported by NATO-DIANA, the Czech Armed Forces and dozens of companies are testing how different capabilities work together.