Topic · Field notes
Counter-UAS & Defense.
Counter-UAS, drone-on-drone interception, CBRN response, perimeter c-UAS. Field notes from the European Defence Agency 98/100 programme and the Czech Military Technical Institute test campaign.
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0110 MIN·UPDATED · SEP 2026Counter-UAS Without Jamming: Critical-Infrastructure Vendors and the Legal Map (EU and US, 2026)
Counter-drone protection for critical infrastructure without jamming: detection, non-jamming mitigation, who may use it in the EU and US, and 16 vendors.
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Counter-UAS Methods Compared in 2026: Detection, Jamming, Kinetic, and Net Capture
A side-by-side comparison of counter-drone methods — detection, RF jamming, GNSS spoofing, kinetic, net capture, directed energy, and protocol takeover — by RF-dependence, collateral risk, permits, and effectiveness against autonomous drones.
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037 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Why ESA + EDA Jointly Funded an SME: The AUDROS Story
AUDROS was the first project in history where the European Space Agency and the European Defence Agency jointly funded a small business. Here's how it happened.
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048 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Prison Anti-Smuggling Drones: The C-UAS That Pays Back Fast
Drone-borne contraband is now a primary prison smuggling vector. Net-capture C-UAS brings the drone down with the evidence intact — and the procurement ROI compounds quickly.
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058 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026CBRN Drone Response: Inside the 98/100 EDA Validation
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear drone threats — kinetic fragments the plume, jamming misses autonomous. The EDA 98/100 validation explained.
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068 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Inside Eagle One: Net-Capture C-UAS Engagement Physics
How net-capture interceptors actually work — engagement geometry, net deployment, parachute drogue ballistics, intact-recovery economics.
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0710 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Counter-UAS in 2026: When to Jam, Shoot, or Capture
Counter-UAS has three modalities — jamming, kinetic, capture. Each has a different legal envelope. A 2026 buyer's guide for defense and infrastructure operators.
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084 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Dronehub × Tytrax ITWL: Defense Drone-in-a-Box Unveiled at MSPO 2021
Joint defense system built with the Polish Air Force Institute of Technology — Tytrax drone + Dronehub docking station + AI-driven autonomy. Unveiled at MSPO Kielce 2021. The early Polish defense partnership behind the counter-UAS work.
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095 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Inside AUDROS: How Net-Capture Counter-UAS Beats Jamming and Kinetic Shoot-Down
AUDROS — the first-ever joint ESA + European Defence Agency programme with a small business — uses net-capture interception to bring hostile drones down intact. EDA scored Dronehub 98/100 on the CBRN counter-UAS programme.
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