counter-drone

D-Fend Solutions uses RF cyber-takeover to safely neutralize rogue drones without jamming or kinetic force, carving a niche in the competitive C-UAS market with $67M in funding.

Dedrone, now an Axon subsidiary, operates a software-centric counter-UAS platform deployed across 35+ countries with detection capabilities spanning ~300 drone types.

Teal Drones wins Army's SRR Program of Record with 5,880-unit contract, validating its defense pivot but facing production scale challenges with a 69-person team.

ParaZero secures second Israeli defense order for DefendAir counter-UAS system, signaling independent procurement validation across defense branches despite limited deployment scale.

BlueHalo's $4.1B acquisition by AeroVironment consolidates RF counter-UAS, directed-energy weapons, and Space Force capabilities into a strategically differentiated defense platform.

Rheinmetall rides European rearmament with €40B backlog but faces autonomy gap against software-native competitors as it pursues systems integrator model.

Anduril Industries has raised $6.3B and is building a 1.7M sq ft factory to scale autonomous defense systems across counter-UAS, undersea, and collaborative combat aircraft platforms.

Axon Enterprise's $2.1B revenue and sensor-fusion platform strategy lock in law enforcement customers while expanding into defense through counter-UAS and NATO partnerships.

RTX Corporation, the world's largest aerospace and defense contractor, is executing a measured pivot toward autonomous combat systems with a record $251B backlog and AI-enabled platforms like Coyote and Shield AI integration.