‘Threat Detectors’: Australia Issues First Batch of Counter-UAS System Contracts

‘Threat detectors’: Australia issues first batch of counter-UAS system contracts

The move comes amid a global drone and counter-drone spending spree, including in the US where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently signed a memo that in part directed every US Army squad to be armed with small, one-way attack drones by the end of fiscal 2026.

Drone defences fast-tracked by government - Manufacturers' Monthly

Image: CPL Nakia Chapman/Department of DefenceThe Federal Government is accelerating counter-drone technologies for the Australian Defence Force (ADF), with an initial $16.9 million in contracts awarded under Project LAND 156 to 11 vendors. Minister for defence industry Pat Conroy said the funding would deliver at least 120 cutting-edge threat detectors and drone-neutralising devices, many of which are Australian-made. “We have accelerated the a…

Australia accelerating drone, counter-drone tech acquisitions

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AU$17m boost to fast track ADF counter-drone capability

The Albanese government is ramping up its investment in cutting-edge drone and counter-drone technologies to enhance the protection of Australian Defence Force personnel and assets, amid the growing complexity of modern conflict.