DRPM-UxS Deliver Over 25,000 Autonomous and Counter-Unmanned Systems to CENTCOM AOR

The Department of War announced today that this year, the Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Unmanned Systems (DRPM-UxS) has delivered a massive surge of combat-ready, mass-producible unmanned systems and counter-drone capabilities to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), providing operational comm...

By Eric G •

SIG Sauer XRAY9-CUAS Computes The Lead On Incoming Drones

Hitting a drone with gunfire is hard for an unglamorous reason: by the time the bullet arrives, the drone has moved. SIG Sauer's answer is the XRAY9-CUAS, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems electro-optic unveiled at AUSA, and the idea behind it is to let a soldier point and shoot while the ...

By Eric B •

How the AMPV Killed the M113

If you spend five minutes talking to anyone who has served in an Armored Brigade Combat Team, they’ll tell you that the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually get all the glory. The public fixates on the 120mm smoothbore cannons and 25mm Bushmaster chainguns punching holes in targets acro...

By Mason Berryman •

DOW Hosts 2nd Interagency Summit to Strengthen Counter-Drone Defense

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 hosted its second interagency summit last month to accelerate cooperation against rapidly evolving drone threats. The gathering brought together more than 200 leaders and experts from 75 departments and agencies to synchronize efforts to strengthen homeland defens...

By Eric G •

US Army Seeks Next Generation Counter-Small UAS Missile (NGCM)

Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires, Capability Portfolio Executive (CPE) Defensive Fires, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Product Office has issued a Sources Sought Notice to industry seeking information on technologies Next Generation C-sUAS Missile (NGCM) solution. This will i...

By Eric G •

ST Engineering Wins $88 Million UK 40mm Grenade Contract

ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering will supply the British military with 40mm grenades under a five-year contract valued at $87.8 million (£65.84 million), according to a contract award notice published  by Defence Equipment and Support.

By Matthew Moss •

Joint Interagency Task Force Awards Critical Counter-UAS Contract

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has successfully executed additional contract awards as part of Domestic Shield to procure counter-unmanned aerial systems capability in support of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command. The combined contract, valued at $6.1 million, includes the purcha...

By Eric G •