The following is the May 31, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Department of Defense Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Read More
Tag Archives: Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS)
GAO Report on Counter-Drone Technologies
The following is the March 15, 2022, Government Accountability Office science and technology summary, Counter Drone Technologies. Read More
Navy Arming Surface Ships with Drone Repellent System
Gunner’s Mate Kyle Mendenhall shows the Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare (DRAKE) system aboard USS Kansas City (LCS-22) on Aug. 16, 2021. USNI News Photo
ABOARD THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP USS KANSAS CITY, OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – With the use of drones becoming more prevalent, the Navy has found a way to ensure all of its surface ships can repel unmanned aerial vehicles. Read More
Pentagon’s Counter Small Drone Strategy
The following is the U.S. Department of Defense Counter-sUAS Strategy that was released on Jan. 7, 2020. Read More
Report on Pentagon Counter-Drone Weapons
The following is the Feb. 12, 2020 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Department of Defense Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Read More
Top Stories 2019: Marine Corps Acquisition
Colored oil smoke indicates rotor wake and wind effects while external “tufts” adher to the outside of the CH-53K King Stallion showing surface airflow. These efforts validate a modification mitigating Exhaust Gas Re-ingestion for the new Marine Corps aircraft. US Navy photo.
This post is part of a series of review stories looking back at the top naval news from 2019.
The Marine Corps in 2019 continued on its path to modernize aging systems to allow Marines to move across the air, land and sea in a high-end environment. Read More
Marines Took Out Iranian Drone for the Cost of a Tank of Gas
A MADIS anti-drone system is perched on the bow of USS Boxer (LHD-4) during a Strait of Hormuz transit on July 18, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo
Instead of a using an almost-million-dollar Navy missile, Marines splashed a hostile Iranian drone on Thursday for about the cost of a couple of gallons of gas. Read More
UPDATED: USS Boxer Downs Iranian Drone in ‘Defensive Action’
USS Boxer (LHD-4) transits the Pacific Ocean. Boxer in March 2019. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with additional details on the downing of the Iranian drone.
Amphibious warship USS Boxer (LHD-4) took down an Iranian drone that U.S. officials say threatened the ship as it entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday. Read More
Marines’ Anti-Drone Defense System Moving Towards Testing, Fielding Decision by End of Year
M-ATV with GBAD system.
USNI News Photo
The Marine Corps’ counter-drone defense system is transitioning from an urgent operational need (UON) to a formal program of record, but the program is trying to retain its speed and agility as it moves into testing and fielding. Read More
Marine Corps Pursuing Sea Control, Air Defense Through Focused Tech Investments
US Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Briar Purty, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division tests Drone Killer Counter-UAS Technology during Urban Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2018 (ANTX-18) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. on March 21, 2018. US Marine Corps Photo
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO – The National Defense Strategy and the enemy’s evolving technological capability are forcing the Marine Corps to think more seriously about how to tackle sea control, ground-based air defense and situational awareness for squads operating in a dispersed manner. Read More
