The aerial target is coming at you or your friends. It can kill any kind of vehicle, including a tank, or hit an ammunition store, command post or even a surface-to-air battery worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Or it may go after a single soldier.

EOS announces today that its Defence Systems business has secured a contract to supply its world-leading Slinger counter-drone system to Diehl Defence in Germany. The systems will be integrated by Diehl Defence onto a lightweight 4x4 platform, providing a defensive capability to protect critical assets from drone attacks.

Armed forces usually adapt slowly in peacetime, resisting change. Well, only the most hidebound will be ignoring the revolution in military affairs under way in Ukraine and the Red Sea. For want of a better name, call it the cheap-drone revolution.

At the Red Sands Live Fire Exercise 23.2, the US and Saudi Arabia united to counter UAS threats, leveraging advanced technologies and tactical training. The highlight was the innovative MARSS NiDAR system, alongside a collaborative display with EOS Defence Systems USA.

A military uncrewed land vehicle (ULV) operates while in contact with the ground and without an onboard human presence. ULVs can be used for many military operations where it may be inconvenient, dangerous, or impossible to have a human operator present.