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AUDS counter-drone system enhanced

Homeland October 2, 2017

The AUDS counter-UAS defence system has been enhanced for deployment on military and commercial security and surveillance vehicles to more effectively defeat swarm attacks by malicious unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including long range winged drones. The AUDS system was developed in 2015 by a consortium of UK defence companies including Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess ...

Drones to see ex-forces engineers in greater demand

Air September 14, 2017

The sharp rise in the global market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a wide range of military, civil and commercial applications is leading to an increase in demand for specialist engineers to design, develop and maintain fleets according to recruitment consultancy, Jonathan Lee Recruitment. According the Government’s consultation response ‘Unlocking ...

NATO to beef up spending in face of cyber security threat

Homeland March 28, 2017

NATO is to invest €3Bn over the next three years to upgrade its satellite and computer technology to deal with emerging threats. A senior official confirmed that businesses would be able to bid on contracts for satellite communications, air and missile defences, cyber security and advanced software. The investment will be discussed ...

Unmanned systems: disrupting the defence marketplace

November 29, 2016

Unmanned systems, whether aerial, land-based or marine, are taking the defence marketplace by storm, their remote technology allowing intelligence to be collected and transmitted from warzones without risking lives. Yet with this power come ethical and commercial challenges, as Plextek’s Defence Business Manager Peter Doig explains in this interview with ...