The Counter-UAS Landscape: Fifteen Anti-Drone Systems Across Five Categories

DEFENSE

10/27/20261 min read

According to Skylock's article "15 Anti-Drone Weapons and Counter-UAS Systems for Complete Security," published on 26 Oct 2026, defence and site-security buyers face a widening range of counter-UAS (C-UAS) options as unauthorized drones become a routine security concern. The article reviews 15 anti-drone and counter-UAS systems across five categories and stresses that these tools solve different problems and are not interchangeable.

Its central point is that effective counter-drone defence depends on a complete "detect, verify and neutralise" workflow rather than on any single defeat method, and that the right choice depends on the required outcome, the threat profile, the operating environment, legal authority, collateral risk, and integration with existing command systems. The article notes that the US FAA receives more than 100 reports of drone sightings near airports every month, and that in the United States the FAA does not support mitigation by entities other than federal departments with explicit statutory authority.

The five categories map the field: integrated multi-layer platforms that fuse several sensors and effectors (examples include Skylock's Multi-Layer system, Rafael's Drone Dome and DroneShield's DroneSentry); RF, cyber and electronic mitigation such as D-Fend's EnforceAir, Sentrycs and Rohde & Schwarz ARDRONIS; portable, dismounted devices like the DroneShield DroneGun Mk4, DedroneDefender 2 and OpenWorks SkyWall Patrol; drone-on-drone and net-capture interceptors including Fortem's DroneHunter F700, Anduril's Anvil and the MARSS Interceptor-MR; and high-volume base-defence effectors such as Epirus Leonidas, Raytheon's HELWS laser and the EOS Slinger. The article adds that pricing is not publicly disclosed for any vendor, that it was researched in September 2026 without hands-on testing, and that DIY and consumer products were excluded.