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The partnership aims to improve US counter-unmanned aircraft systems, the company said. OpenAI is getting into the world of defense tech through a partnership with Palmer Luckey's Anduril.
As of 2019, Anduril had delivered the Anvil to the United States and United Kingdom militaries. Anduril was contracted to deploy the drone to overseas combat zones. [5] A detonating version called the Anvil-M was unveiled in October 2023. It uses a fire-control module and munitions payload to destroy Group 1 and 2 UAS. [51]
Dedrone Holdings is a US-based company which develops counter-drone and counter-unmanned aerial system technology. [1] Dedrone software and hardware allow the detection of radio frequencies, video feeds, and other drone electronic signatures. [2] [3] In October 2024, Axon completed the acquisition of the company. [4]
The Pentagon unveiled a new counter-drone strategy after a spate of incursions near U.S. bases prompted concerns over a lack of an action plan for the increasing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles.
SEE MORE: Drone strikes injure at least 24 US troops on bases in the Middle East Tom Adams worked for the FBI for 20 years, and three of those were spent as a Counter-UAS Program manager.
The U.S. Army developed the Coyote with a counter unmanned air system (C-UAS) capability to intercept other small UAVs. The Coyote Anti-UAS is 24 in (600 mm) long with a 58.0 in (1,473 mm) wingspan and is launched from a pneumatic box launcher with a maximum speed of 81 mph (130 km/h). It weighs 13 lb (5.9 kg) and delivers a kinetic effect by ...
Replicator is the name of a United States Department of Defense program intended to pioneer ways to cheaply produce large amounts of weapons or systems for the U.S. military. It was announced on Aug. 23, 2023, by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks as a means of quickly producing weapons to deter and counter China. In her announcement ...
On 23 January 2023, Epirus was awarded a $66.1 million contract by the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) to deliver the Leonidas to the U.S. Army as part of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) program after outperforming six other systems. Four prototypes were to be produced by 2024 ...