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Counter UAS Technology USA
December 1 - December 3, 2025
Counter UAS Technology USA

SAE Media Group is delighted to announce the 5th annual Counter UAS Technology USA Conference, taking place in Arlington, VA, on December 1-3, 2025.

Building from the sell-out 2024 edition, Counter UAS Technology USA 2025 will return in a bigger platform than ever before, to bring together key military and government C-UAS program managers, policy makers, research and development experts, along with industry partners, to forge valuable discussions on how to strengthen US protection against the threat of UAS.

With the recent announcement of the DoD's Replicator 2 initiative, distinctively focused on counter drone technology, it is evident that advancing robust C-sUAS capabilities is critical to enable the DoD and Military to protect personnel, assets and locations from the proliferation of illegal and hostile drones.

Counter UAS Technology USA 2025 is the perfect forum for this important topic, as it will facilitate discussions surrounding C-sUAS priorities, challenges and solutions, promoting dedicated discussion and networking to enhance the approach, analysis, and solutions to address one of the most prevalent pressures facing the US military, government, and allies: the sUAS threat.
 

Counter UAS Technology USA 2025 will feature a Focus Day on December 1, dedicated to Mobile Deployable Counter UAS. This will provide a unique opportunity for the community to discuss the integration of mounted, dismounted, and on-the-move capabilities to provide the US war fighter with operational advantage against rogue drones.

The Main Conference, taking place on December 2-3, will continue to forge insightful discussions around the development and integration of effective countermeasures to identify, target, intercept and ultimately defeat illicit UAS activity.
 

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BlueHalo

Gold Sponsor
https://bluehalo.com/

BlueHalo is purpose-built to provide industry-leading capabilities in the domains of Space, C-UAS and Autonomous Systems, Cyber, and AI/ML. BlueHalo focuses on inspired engineering to develop, transition, and field next-generation capabilities to solve the most complex challenges of our customers’ critical missions and reestablish our national security posture in the near-peer contested arena. Learn more at http://www.bluehalo.com.



Robin Radar Systems

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http://www.robinradar.com

Robin Radar Systems is a Netherlands-based technology leader in radar systems for tracking and classification of small targets. Combining affordable sensors with smart software, Robin provides actionable information to increase safety and security with its specialised bird and drone radars. Robin’s advanced drone detection radars are used at airports, and for protecting critical infrastructure, military installations, and security events the world over. Our flagship counter-drone radar, IRIS®, has the capacity to detect and track rogue drones, automatically distinguishing them from birds with full 360° coverage; providing essential support for military operations and VIP events. Robin’s installed base of radars is over 140 and counting. For more info visit www.robinradar.com


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Black River Systems OEM: Ninja C-sUAS

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http://www.blackriversystems.com

The Ninja C-sUAS are Radio Frequency (RF) sensing solutions that passively detect, identify, classify, track, and mitigate Group 1-3 UAS, with an emphasis on commercially available sUAS. Ninja can detect communication signals ranging from 70 MHz to 6 GHz in real-time—without causing any indiscriminate interference to friendly RF systems typically realized by conventional UAS jamming technologies. The RF detection method detects UAS communications at significant ranges (>10km in many cases) with near-zero false alarms). Ninja C-sUAS is designated by the US DoD Joint C-UAS Office (JCO) as an approved solution. The Ninja family of Counter-small UAS (C-sUAS) systems, comprising the Ninja Gen2, TRx, and Dismount, and Rx footprints, are tailored to meet different Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) requirements in support of fixed site, expeditionary, and hand-held operational deployments. When used in concert, multiple Ninja products offer increased system-of-system capabilities such as increased area coverage and swarm mitigation. Black River is the OEM for the Ninja C-sUAS family of products. The Ninja C-sUAS are widely deployed operationally CONUS and OCONUS, including by foreign militaries across 200+ installations. Black River Systems Company is an employee-owned small business founded in 1996 and headquartered in Utica, NY. Black River’s expertise is R&D for the collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination of intelligence products and rapid transitioning for operational users in the Defense and Intelligence communities. It includes cyber, SIGINT, geolocation, Moving Target Indicator (MTI) tracking, data fusion and exploitation, sensor resource management, machine learning, modeling and simulation, and end-to-end systems analysis.


D-Fend Solutions Ltd.

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https://www.d-fendsolutions.com

D-Fend Solutions is the leading counter-drone takeover technology provider, enabling full control, safety and continuity during rogue drone incidents across complex and sensitive environments, to overcome both current and emerging drone threats. With hundreds of deployments worldwide, EnforceAir, the company’s flagship offering, focuses on the most dangerous drone threats in military, public safety, airport, prison, major event and critical infrastructure environments. D-Fend Solutions’ technology has been chosen as best-in-class and is in deployment at top-tier U.S. government agencies – including with U.S. military, federal law enforcement and homeland security – as well as major international airports globally. EnforceAir autonomously executes RF, cyber-takeovers of rogue drones for a safe landing and outcome, ensuring the smooth flow of communications, commerce, transportation and everyday life.


ICR

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http://icr-team.com/

ICR Inc., based in Aurora, Colorado, is an employee-owned company specializing in Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS) for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Since 2016, ICR has deployed advanced CUAS solutions using open architecture, Machine Learning (ML), and cyber technologies. With more than 750 TS/SCI-cleared employees, 40% of whom are veterans, and 50+ years of combined CUAS expertise, ICR provides reliable intelligence and operational support to ensure mission success and the protection of critical infrastructure.


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WHAT IS CPD?

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy, which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and structured. The most common definition is:

‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional competence’

CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular CPD activities.

Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to be upheld.

CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured reading.

CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their members to undertake CPD.

For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards, legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’ or ‘Output’ based.

‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of learning.

‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives. These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD through their preferred mode of learning.

The majority of Input and Output based schemes actively encourage individuals to seek appropriate CPD activities independently.

As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SAE Media Group can provide an indication of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

GLOBAL CPD

Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

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