DroneShield integrates AIM Defence high-power laser into open counter-drone architecture

Australian counter-drone firm DroneShield announced it will integrate AIM Defence's Fractl high-power laser effector into its layered counter-UAS ecosystem. The collaboration brings directed-energy hard-kill capability into DroneShield's open architecture, expanding options for customers seeking kinetic and non-kinetic effects.

Systems Fractl laser
Geography AU
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Corroborated contract 2026-09-30

DroneShield and Echodyne each win JIATF-401 counter-drone IDIQ contracts

DroneShield announced it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield programme, following a similar $250 million IDIQ disclosed by Echodyne for radar systems. Both deals support counter-drone operations in the continental United States. Ceiling values were not disclosed by DroneShield.

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