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Detect. Disrupt. Destroy. Protect every domain.

As drones evolve, so does the need to defend against them. Across air, land, and sea, militaries are developing systems — from radar and sensors to electronic warfare and kinetic defenses — to reclaim control and stay one step ahead of uncrewed threats.

Kazakhstan Integrates Drone Warfare Lessons Into Military Training

Kazakhstan Armed Forces troops testing an unmanned aerial system

The military schools are now integrating unmanned aerial systems along with artificial intelligence, simulation technology, and secure digital infrastructure into officer training to support the effort.

Rojoef Manuel
July 24, 2026

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Thales, Visionary Machines Join Forces on Passive Drone Hunter

Thales and Visionary Machines are combining passive optical drone detection with wide-area scanning to build an electronically silent counter-UAS system.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
July 23, 2026

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New Maritime Drone Defense System Combines USVs and Interceptor Missiles

Concept of a drone defense unmanned surface vessel

The companies aim to provide additional protection for ships and ports against growing unmanned aircraft threats, particularly kamikaze-type platforms.

Rojoef Manuel
July 22, 2026

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Japan Taps Quantum Systems to Develop Drone Killers

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airman assigned to the Western Air Civil Engineering Group sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2023. U.S. and Japanese partners worked together, repairing the craters and exchanging knowledge while observers from both countries watched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anwtain Hanks)

The initiative is part of ATLA’s Early Acquisition Program, which aims to speed the testing and fielding of advanced drone-killing aircraft and other counter-UAS technologies for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

Rojoef Manuel
July 20, 2026

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Taiwan to Drop Major Counter-Drone Deal After Tests Underperformed

Taiwanese drone operator. Photo: Military News Agency via Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense

The systems failed prototype verification and two initial acceptance tests, including one in which a commercial drone reportedly entered the protected area without being detected.

Rojoef Manuel
July 20, 2026

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EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance Names Quantum Systems as Founding Member

The alliance advances next-generation military drones through joint European-Ukrainian defense technology development.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
July 20, 2026

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Drone Defense

Eight Months In, BAE Begins Field Trials of BATS Counter-Drone System

The BATS counter-drone solution progressed to integration and deployment testing after eight months of development.

Ethan M. Encarnacion
July 16, 2026

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US Marines Form Robotics Unit to Lead Drone Warfare Training

Soldiers load a simulated warhead onto a Neros Archer first-person view drone during attack drone training.

MCRIG will operate under the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.