Counter-drone business DroneShield has said it will invest $13 million in a new R&D facility at Adelaide, which is expected to initially employ 20 in engineering roles. The site will be headed up by former Lockheed Martin Australia Hardware Engineering manager Jeff Wojtiuk (pictured), who is also an Adjunct Professor at University of Adelaide and…
DroneShield has launched a new civilian market product, SentryCiv, which it says “empowers non-military sectors to safeguard critical assets against rising drone threats”. According to a statement from the AWX-listed counterdrone company on Monday, the product adds a “non emitting (completely passive) new layer of security” to sites at risk of drone threats, such as…
Defence contractor Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has secured what it says is “the world’s first export order for a 100-kilowatt class laser defence system”, with the weapon deal worth €71.4 million ($125 million.) According to a statement from EOS on Tuesday, the project is for a European NATO member state and is “to address the…
The federal government has awarded $16.9 million in contracts to 11 vendors, five of them Australian, to rapidly deliver counter-drone technologies. According to a statement from defence industry minister Pat Conroy on Thursday, the “rolling wave of contracts” is part of the LAND 156 program announced four months ago. LAND 156 will see “some of…
Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield has received an order of $4.7 million from a new non-government Swiss international customer to provide multiple vehicle-based counterdrone (C-UxS) systems. The vehicle-based solution offers a C-UxS platform that can be operated in both static and On-The-Move (OTM) missions for convoy and mobile VIP protection, according to the company.…