Counter-UAS
Counter-Drone Technology: How Militaries Defeat UAVs — Page 2
Radar, jamming, lasers, interceptors and drone-on-drone — how counter-UAS works, who leads it, and who is legally allowed to shoot a drone down.
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Police Can Now Take Over Drones Above Jaguars Games
The NFL logged 10,852 drone violations near its stadiums in five seasons. Until July, only federal agents could bring one down.
Unidentified Drones Shut Luxembourg Airport Twice in a Week
Officials say some were fixed-wing and up to two metres across. None has been caught, and police say they lack the legal power to bring one down.
Jet Shaheds Get Past Ukraine's Defenses Four Times as Often
In the Air Force's September daytime reports, 36% of Russia's jet drones were not shot down or jammed, against 9% of the rest.
Greece Buys €26M of Rafael Drone Dome With Achilles Shield
The counter-drone systems sit in a side deal to Greece's €3 billion air-defence package, and Israel has not said which sites they will guard.
Ukraine's Ai-Petri Jammer Makes Its Export Debut in Poland
The Ai-Petri electronic warfare system, in Ukrainian service since 2024, was shown abroad for the first time at MSPO 2026 in Kielce.
Counter-UAS Contracts Reach $53B in First Eight Months
Publicly announced counter-drone contracts passed $53 billion by September 2026. One ten-year Anduril award accounts for $20 billion of it.
Army's first laser production contract goes to AeroVironment
The Army awarded AeroVironment $464.8 million on 2 September for LOCUST X3 laser weapons, the first US production contract for a high-energy laser.
Germany blames Russia for the Leipzig airport drone attack
Berlin named Russia on 1 September for an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle. The unit legally allowed to stop one is going from 150 people to 300.
Motorola buys D-Fend weeks after DHS opens $1.5B contract
Motorola closed a $1.5B counter-drone acquisition on August 20, three weeks after DHS opened a contract worth the same amount to twelve companies.
Ondas Books $83.8M Quarter, Raises Guidance to $550M
Ondas grew Q2 2026 revenue more than 13-fold to $83.8 million and lifted full-year guidance, while adjusted EBITDA losses widened to $50.6 million.
Counter-Drone Rule Expects 1,850 Agencies; 46 Are Certified
The SAFER SKIES counter-UAS rule lets US police disable drones, but only about 46 agencies are trained against the 1,850 the government expects.
Neros Raises $250M to Build Interceptor and FPV Drones
Neros raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation and is adding a counter-drone interceptor, moving beyond the FPV airframes that made its name in Ukraine.
Hidden Level Lands $100M OTA for Passive Counter-UAS Sensing
Hidden Level's $100M OTA creates a route to scale passive counter-UAS sensing across Department of War customers—but it is not guaranteed revenue.
Ondas Q1 Revenue Jumps 1,065% on Counter-Drone Demand
Ondas reported Q1 revenue of $50.1 million, up 1,065% year on year, and raised full-year guidance to $390 million on a $457 million backlog.
Pentagon Sends Personnel to Ukraine to Study Drone Warfare
Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmed US personnel are in Ukraine studying drone combat tactics, battlefield experience no NATO ally has.
US Army Requests $994M for Counter-Drone Tech in FY27
The Army's FY27 budget request includes $994 million for small counter-UAS capabilities, nearly double the $596 million enacted for FY26.
How $50,000 Drones Are Breaking Modern Air Defenses
A $50,000 Shahed forces a $4 million Patriot shot, and Russia launched 6,583 of them in April. The economics of drone warfare have shifted.
ZenaTech Revenue Rises 558% to $12.9M on Drone-as-a-Service
ZenaTech posted $12.9M in 2025 revenue, up 558%, driven by 20 acquisitions and a new Drone as a Service segment that generated $10.1M in its first year.
82nd Airborne Trains on Bumblebee V2 Drone Interceptor
Twenty 82nd Airborne paratroopers trained on the Bumblebee V2 counter-drone system at Fort Bragg under a $5.2M award.
Stendr Raises $5.4M Pre-Seed for Nordic Counter-Drone AI
Norwegian startup Stendr raised $5.4M in pre-seed funding to build an AI-native defense platform targeting Europe's drone detection and response gap.
Companies
AeroVironment
US manufacturer of small tactical UAS, loitering munitions and counter-UAS systems, transformed in scale by its 2025 acquisition of BlueHalo.
United States
Anduril Industries
US defense technology company building autonomous weapons, counter-UAS, and AI command software, and manufacturing them at its own Arsenal-1 plant in Ohio.
United States
Dedrone
US counter-drone company, now part of Axon, providing airspace security platforms for military bases, prisons, airports and critical infrastructure.
United States
Fortem Technologies
US counter-drone company producing radar detection and autonomous interceptor drones for airspace security at airports, stadiums and military sites.
United States
RTX Corporation
RTX is a US aerospace and defense company formed from the 2020 Raytheon–United Technologies merger, run as Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon.
United States
Axon Enterprise
US public-safety technology company selling TASER devices, body cameras and evidence software, now a big counter-drone and DFR vendor via Dedrone.
United States
D-Fend Solutions
Israeli counter-drone company, bought by Motorola Solutions in August 2026, whose RF cyber systems take control of rogue drones and land them.
Israel
DroneShield
Australian counter-drone company producing detection, tracking, and defeat systems for military, government, and critical infrastructure customers.
Australia
Funding
Series C
Sequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund, Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, Dylan Field
Neros TechnologiesGrowth
Dragoneer Investment Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Disruptive, Iconiq, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, JPMorganChase, CPP Investments, General Catalyst, Plural, StepStone
HelsingUndisclosed
Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, NATO Innovation Fund, Project A, Air Street Capital, 201 Ventures, Advent, Döpfner Capital
STARKContracts
U.S. Army
L3Harris
Three-year contract from the Army's DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center to develop a long-range…
Powerus
Unusual Machines
Purchase order from Powerus Corporation for US-made drone components (motors, batteries, cameras and…
U.S. Navy
Boeing
Not-to-exceed IDIQ for system improvements, configuration development, integration, production…
U.S. Army
Raytheon
Counter-drone contracts for components of the LIDS system, built around the KuRFS radar and Coyote…
Government of Kuwait
MARSS
Nation-wide counter-drone system built around MARSS's NiDAR command-and-control software, with…