#AntiDrone
Oekraïense militairen met gevechtservaring aan het front gaan Duitse soldaten trainen.

De Duitse regering heeft hiervoor een overeenkomst getekend met Oekraïne, schrijft Der Spiegel.

De nadruk ligt op drone-operaties, antidrone-tactieken en coördinatiesystemen op het slagveld.
German Army to Learn Drone Warfare From Ukrainian Battlefield Veterans
Ukrainian veterans may soon train Bundeswehr units in drone use, anti-drone defense and mobile battlefield coordination, per Der Spiegel.
united24media.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Le froid glacial complique la défense antidrone de l'Ukraine
Bitter Cold Complicates Ukraine’s Drone Defense
👉 www.kyivpost.com/post/70108
February 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM
2/13/26: "That a weapon [new military antidrone defense system laser] powerful enough to cause the closure of El Paso’s airspace, was in hands of someone who mistook balloons for cartel drones, is a problem.
So, too that the [T REPUB] admin’s initial impulse was TO LIE about what happened."
HCR
February 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
2/13/26: "Then it turned out that [T REPUB] Defense Secre Hegseth had PERMITTED U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the parent agency of Border Patrol,
to USE an ANTIDRONE LASER near Fort Bliss, where [IMMIGRANT] detainees are housed, at Camp East Montana."
HCR
February 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
2/13/26: T REPUB "Admin officials immediately said the problem was drones flown into the area by drug cartels, though such drone flights are common.
THEN media reported that Defense Dept had been testing out a new antidrone defense system withOUT signoff from FAA on danger to civilian planes."
HCR
February 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
The FAA closed airspace over El Paso, for an initially estimated ten days. Such a closure would shut down all flights including medical helicopters. Confusion reigned. No one notified even the mayor.

Pete Hegseth without signoff from the FAA allowed CBP to test an antidrone laser near Fort Bliss.
What caused the sudden and confusing closure of El Paso's airspace
Airspace over El Paso was temporarily shut down on Wednesday. The Trump administration blamed the issue on drug cartels flying drones, but multiple reports say the closure was triggered by the Pentago...
www.pbs.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Administration officials IMMEDIATELY SAID the problem was “drones flown into the area by DRUG CARTELS”
THEN IT TURNS OUT
-DoD is testing a new defense system
-SecDef Pete Hegseth let CBP use an antidrone laser near Camp East Montana, TO SHOOT DOWN PARTY BALLOONS!
February 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This is why I prefer microwaves for my houshold antidrone weapons
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Why an Army antidrone laser grounded flights at El Paso International Airport

https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/163728/

Late on Tuesday night, the city of El Paso, Tex., learned that the airspace over El Paso International…
Why an Army antidrone laser grounded flights at El Paso International Airport - Texas News Beep
Late on Tuesday night, the city of El Paso, Tex., learned that the airspace over El Paso International Airport had been closed as of 11:30 P.M. local time.
www.newsbeep.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Sources say an Army antidrone laser near Fort Bliss prompted a brief FAA airspace closure—spotlighting the hazards of battlefield technology in civilian skies
Why an Army antidrone laser grounded flights at El Paso International Airport
Sources say an Army antidrone laser near Fort Bliss prompted a brief FAA airspace closure—spotlighting the hazards of battlefield technology in civilian skies
www.scientificamerican.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Why an Army antidrone laser grounded flights at El Paso International Airport
Why an Army antidrone laser grounded flights at El Paso International Airport
Sources say an Army antidrone laser near Fort Bliss prompted a brief FAA airspace closure—spotlighting the hazards of battlefield technology in civilian skies
www.scientificamerican.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
El Paso’s airspace closure because of antidrone laser used by border officials without full FAA coordination, sources say. #AviationSafety #BorderSecurity
Border laser test triggers El Paso airspace shutdown
We now know why the El Paso airport abruptly closed late Tuesday: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel deployed an antidrone laser on loan from DOD without giving FAA officials sufficient…
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
A summary, perhaps: "lifeflight? Who cares? We warfighters want to try out our antidrone technology."
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
We now know why the El Paso airport abruptly closed late Tuesday: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel deployed an antidrone laser on loan from DOD without giving FAA officials sufficient time to assess potential risks to commercial aircraft, according to multiple people briefed on the […]
Border laser test triggers El Paso airspace shutdown
We now know why the El Paso airport abruptly closed late Tuesday: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel deployed an antidrone laser on loan from DOD without giving FAA officials sufficient time to assess potential risks to commercial aircraft, according to multiple people briefed on the situation, as reported by the *New York Times.* [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html] The FAA issued a temporary flight restriction barring aircraft below 18,000 feet and initially framed the move as driven by “special security reasons.” The shutdown was described as lasting ten days, but it was lifted Wednesday morning after direction from the White House. The central dispute is not only the decision to restrict airspace over a major US city, but also the conflicting accounts emerging from different parts of the federal government about what triggered the closure and how well agencies coordinated beforehand. Senior administration officials publicly attributed the shutdown to an urgent drone incursion tied to Mexican drug cartels, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stating online that “the threat has been neutralized.” People familiar with the episode, however, said the FAA’s extraordinary response followed CBP’s use of the laser without advance coordination with aviation regulators. Those sources said officials believed they were targeting a cartel drone, but instead struck what turned out to be a party balloon. Defense Department officials were present during the incident, one person said. Local officials said they were blindsided. El Paso’s mayor argued that restricting airspace over a major city requires coordination with the city, the airport, hospitals, and community leadership, calling the communication failure unacceptable. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers from both parties demanded clearer explanations and additional briefings, warning that a 10-day closure of a major air corridor is an extraordinary step that requires consistent, transparent justification.
washingtonhorizon.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Drawing of the Day:
Flu season, Bondi lying, and DHS caused airspace shutdown around El Paso
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 AM
EUA reabrem aeroporto após confusão entre controladores e militares que testavam sistema antidrone na fronteira com o México
EUA reabrem aeroporto após confusão entre controladores aéreos e militares que testariam sistema antidrone secreto na fronteira com o México | G1
Na manhã desta quarta (11), autoridade que controla aeroportos disseram que terminal de El Paso, perto da fronteira com o México, permaneceria fechado por dez dias. Ele voltou a operar normalmente horas depois.
g1.globo.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Im totally willing to believe these twerps heard "secret test of antidrone tech" and screamed in delight saying theyd flex their big boy bottoms and close civilian traffic so they could be part of it... then furiously masturbated
February 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
one plausible surmise that I've seen is that US antidrone operations at Biggs AFB might have conflicted the airspace
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
#HennaVirkkunen #Drone and #antidrone capabilities are central components in defending Europe and securing critical infrastructure. Today,we are taking a major step toward enhancing security and developing these capabilities together with our member states ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #VladimirPutin
Commission presents action plan to counter drone threats
The European Commission today presented its Action Plan to counter the increasing threats posed by drones to EU security.
ec.europa.eu
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM
the device was supposedly an antidrone device but i don't see how Mode C helps with drones nor would any hijacker care about TCAS warnings if they were doing a hijacking
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Mobile laser or "small kinetic" antidrone weapons (which can even include shotguns), also help in a war of attrition: less logistical footprint and "engagement cost" than missiles and presumably easier to manufacture at scale

Lot of adaptation required

www.defenseone.com/technology/2...
Anti-drone ‘shoot-out’ lets experienced soldiers wring out latest gear
Organizers created innovative firing ranges to handle everything from anti-drone rifles to directed-energy weapons.
www.defenseone.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
L’Estonie, la Lettonie et la Belgique ont reçu des drones intercepteurs autonomes BLAZE de la société lettone Origin Robotics. – Militarnyi

Le ministère belge de la Défense a commandé ces drones en novembre 2025 dans le cadre d’un programme de lutte antidrone de 50 millions d’euros.
🇪🇪🇱🇻🇧🇪 Estonia, Latvia and Belgium have received autonomous BLAZE interceptor drones from the Latvian company Origin Robotics, - Militarnyi

Belgian Ministry of Defense ordered Blaze interceptor drones in November 2025 as part of a €50 million counter-drone package.
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Sempre più spesso i nostri cieli sono solcati da droni, ma cosa succede quando queste incursioni non sono autorizzate? 🛸🚫

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#AntiDrone #Tecnologia #Endoacustica #Droni
Sicurezza Aerea Urbana: Come Difendersi dalle Incursioni di Droni non Autorizzati
Negli ultimi anni, l’evoluzione della tecnologia dei droni ha trasformato radicalmente il concetto di sicurezza perimetrale. Se da un lato gli UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) offrono incredibili...
endoacusticaeurope.weebly.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM