UK deploys anti-drone specialists to Belgium after string of incursions

The UK will send anti-drone equipment and personnel to Belgium following a series of sightings near airports and military bases in recent weeks, Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton said during a television interview on Sunday. Over the past Read More …

Germany to provide Belgium with counter-drone defense support

Germany will support Belgium with counter-drone defense systems in response to increasing sightings of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Belgian military facilities, the German Defense Ministry announced Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Read More …

NATO trials Dstl standard for counter-drone systems

Originally developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Innovate UK, SAPIENT is an open software architecture that helps different sensors, interfaces and decision-making modules work together with little or no software engineering, and can improve efficiency through Read More …

The Growing Risk of Militarized Unmanned Submersibles

In late May 2021, the Israeli armed forces destroyed an armed underwater uninhabited vehicle (UUV) operated by the terrorist group Hamas. This kamikaze-UUV was used in an attempt to attack Israeli offshore gas and oil installations, which Hamas had unsuccessfully Read More …