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A new MoU between Israel Aerospace Industries and Edge symbolises the close relationship between Israel and the UAE. Efforts in the United Arab Emirates to develop counter-UAS (C-UAS) capabilities continue to take shape, after defence conglomerate Edge announced a strategic agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The two parties agreed to develop an advanced solution ‘tailored to the UAE market, with wider ranging benefits for the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] region and beyo...

21st February 2021 - 05:00 GMT | by StudioRSS Brought to you in partnership with Raytheon Technologies Security threats from small UAS are increasing, as seen by numerous recent incidents around the world.  When you need to defend against drones, one size does not fit all. Raytheon Technologies portfolio of sensors and effectors, networked into a command-and-control system, covers the complete counter-UAS mission. We have developed the High Energy Laser system, which has proven to...

Sunday, 21 February 2021 15:49 2021 is a year of anniversaries for Elettronica. The company is celebrating its 70th birthday and it is three decades since Elettronica began its partnership with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) armed forces. The company began providing the UAE with Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment in the early 1990s. This started an enduring partnership which has helped the Emirati armed forces develop some of the most sophisticated EW capabilities in the region. The compan...

New solid-state radar employs Ku-band phased array technology to detect small UAVs. Numerica on 18 February launched a new solid-state 3D radar called Spyglass for C-UAS and short-range air defence missions. The company worked with fellow US-based firms Liteye and NEOTech on development of Spyglass. Liteye will be the exclusive distributor of the radar. According to Numerica, the simultaneous transmit and receive design of Spyglass offers an advantage over  traditional pulse Doppler radar tec...

U.S. Air Force Tests Directed Energy Counter-UAS Weapon Our Bureau 2127 Raytheons High-Energy Laser Weapon System. The U.S. Air Force said it tested High Energy Laser Weapon System 2 (HELWS2 or H2) counter-Unmanned Aerial System (c-UAS) directed energy weapon (DEW) last year. “This experiment has many notable U.S. Air Force firsts, including the complete training of and operation of the system by Security Forces Airmen, the first directed energy c-UAS capability, and the first integration w...

All targets were successfully engaged in a two-day trial in Austria.