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Passive infrared sensing joins Picket’s Inferno RTC drone killer
Two American defense technology companies have partnered to integrate a 360-degree passive infrared sensing system into a close-in counter-drone platform, combining LightPath Technologies’ all-around optical awareness capability with Picket Defense Systems’ Inferno RTC to create a more persistent detection solution against the first-person-view and AI-enabled drones that have become the defining aerial threat of modern []
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Intel Slava
· Jun 24, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — A Russian FPV drone operator struck a light anti-drone air defense system, i [...]
— A Russian FPV drone operator struck a light anti-drone air defense system, identified as MAAWLR, operated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and produced by the American company Sierra Nevada Corp.The MAAWLR system is mounted on a pickup truck chassis and is equipped with an electro-optical targeting system for autonomous target detection, while also being capable of receiving external target designation from radar assets. It can use a range of missiles, including AIM-9M, AIM-132 ASRAAM, AIM-120 AMRAAM, IRIS-T, R-27, and APKWS II.Depending on the munition used, the system is assessed to be capable of engaging drones at ranges of approximately 6–15 km.@IntelSlava
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Defence Blog
· Jul 3, 2026
Echodyne plans to mass produce radars for the drone war
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Irish Mirror
· Jul 9, 2026
Temperatures to shoot up to 29C this weekend with 'widespread sunshine' for next week
Temperatures will hit scorching highs even into next week
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