#UK launches Project PANOPTES for autonomous anti-drone laser defense The UK Ministry of Defence has opened Project PANOPTES , a £5 million competition for a vehicle-mounted counter-UAS system able to detect, track, and defeat #NATO Class 1 drones autonomously. The requirement explicitly includes repeated, sequential, and simultaneous attacks

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