DefenceTalkIsrael has used an airborne laser to shoot down drones in a series of tests, officials said Monday, calling it a “milestone” to update its already powerful defence systems. During the tests, which took place “over the last week,” a prototype of the high-power laser system carried on a small civilian plane “successfully intercepted several […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkDefeating a swarm of small unmanned aircraft systems may one day require faster decision making than what a single human being can provide, and may mean the use of artificial intelligence to make those decisions. Right now, though, rules of engagement still require a human in the loop. “Right now we don’t have the authority […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-official-discusses-unmanned-aircraft-systems-human-decision-making-ai-76747/

DefenceTalkThe AUDS counter-UAS defence system has been enhanced for deployment on military and commercial security and surveillance vehicles and with new technology to more effectively defeat swarm attacks by malicious unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including long range winged drones. The AUDS system, already successfully deployed and in 24/7 operations, was developed in 2015 by a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/auds-counter-drone-system-enhanced-for-vehicle-deployment-and-to-defeat-swarm-attacks-70445/

DefenceTalkA Stryker combat vehicle equipped with a 5kW laser and an array of sensors spent several minutes scanning the horizon for a wayward “enemy” drone. On a television screen in a nearby tent off Thompson Hill — a range used during the 10-day Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment here — observers watched the black and white […]https://www.defencetalk.com/with-no-bullets-mobile-high-energy-laser-shoots-drones-from-sky-69777/