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Unmanned Systems

Motorola Solutions To Acquire Counter-Drone Company D-Fend For $1.5 Billion

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 1st, 2026

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Motorola Solutions To Acquire Counter-Drone Company D-Fend For $1.5 Billion

D-Fend Solutions RF-based counter-drone technology. Photo: D-Fend

Network and security company Motorola Solutions [MSI] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire D-Fend Solutions, an Israel-based provider of radio frequency systems to detect and counter threats from small drones, in a $1.5 billion deal that will expand its capabilities in the growing counter-drone market. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter. D-Fend is expected to generate $185 million in sales this year and has had annual revenue growth…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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