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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

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DroneShield's DroneSentinel integrated suite of sensors is used to detect and track drones around critical infrastructures and facilities. Photo: DroneShield

DroneShield Says Drone Security System Completes Evaluation at European Airport DroneShield Ltd., says its DroneSentinel drone security system successfully completed a trial at a mid-tier European airport, adding that the evaluation is expected to help form requirements for a large European airports tender expected to be open for bids later this year. The company says it expects the project to be material. “We are now seeing airports, particularly in Europe, mobilizing their procurement selection processes towards wide rollouts of counter-drone…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]