Research & Insights
SHAHIN’s first export contract: second-half 2022
ASELSAN’s 2022 annual report places SHAHIN’s first export contract in the second half of 2022.
Anti-Drone
Source event: Second half 2022
By Avantika Kapoor
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SHAHIN inventory entry: first-half 2022 milestone
ASELSAN’s 2022 annual report states that SHAHIN entered Turkish Armed Forces inventory in the first half of the year.
Anti-Drone
Source event: First half 2022
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Iron Beam’s first delivery: the actual handover
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced the handover of the first Iron Beam system to the IDF on 28 December 2025.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 28 Dec 2025
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Iron Beam development complete: before delivery
Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Rafael announced on 17 September 2025 that Iron Beam’s development phase had been completed after weeks of testing in an operational configuration.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 17 Sept 2025
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Sentrycs–Drone Dome: an integration milestone
Sentrycs announced on 1 July 2025 that its Cyber-over-RF technology had been integrated into Rafael’s Drone Dome system.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 1 Jul 2025
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Rafael at DEFEA: a mobile C-UAS showcase
Rafael’s official communications for DEFEA in May 2025 described a showcase that included Drone Dome and Lite Beam alongside vehicle-protection systems.
Anti-Drone
Source event: DEFEA 2025, May 2025
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Israel’s follow-up C-UAS trials: one national event
Israel’s Ministry of Defense reported on 5 February 2025 that concluding demonstrations had taken place the previous day, Tuesday 4 February.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 4 Feb 2025
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Iron Beam procurement: total and supplier value
The original Hebrew Ministry of Defense release published on 28 October 2024 says the approximately NIS2 billion Iron Beam serial-production agreement was signed the preceding Sunday evening, 27 October.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 27 Oct 2024
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Israel’s first accelerated C-UAS trials: October 2024
Israel’s Ministry of Defense published an account on 15 October 2024 stating that the initial accelerated counter-drone trial had taken place the previous day, Monday 14 October.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 14 Oct 2024
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Lite Beam at AUSA: the October 2024 announcement
Rafael’s press release dated 8 October 2024 announced a modular counter-UAS display including Lite Beam at AUSA, scheduled for 14–16 October.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 8 Oct 2024
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Naval Iron Beam at IMDEX: a maritime proposition
A Rafael release published on 3 May 2023 announced the first naval-application showcase of Iron Beam during IMDEX, held from 3–5 May.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 2023-05-03 to 2023-05-05
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
TYPHOON C-UAS trials: the pre-NAVDEX test record
Rafael’s press release dated 17 February 2023 described a recent TYPHOON C-UAS live-fire test series ahead of NAVDEX.
Anti-Drone
Source event: Month preceding 2023-02-17
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Asian navy TYPHOON contract: value and option scope
Rafael announced on 7 December 2022 a TYPHOON Mk30-C contract with an unnamed Asian navy, described as worth tens of millions of US dollars.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 7 Dec 2022
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Lockheed–Rafael laser agreement: the US market route
A national-market variant can change the commercial route even when the underlying technology comes from an existing development programme.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 5 Dec 2022
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Drone Dome’s 2022 JCO recommendation: what it means
This milestone is commercially useful because it changes how the offering can enter a procurement process.
Anti-Drone
Source event: November 2022
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
VICTEK’s Hanwha component contract: a supplier signal
A supplier-level contract offers a different market signal from a prime-system announcement.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 5 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Korean laser localization: interpreting the 90% figure
The difference between the two reported ratios is 14 percentage points.
Anti-Drone
Source event: 1 Jun 2026
By Avantika Kapoor
Research & Insights
Hanwha’s 2023 drone-defence demo: integration evidence
The presence of multiple suppliers matters because the complete offering depends on relationships between components.
Anti-DroneDrone Detection
Source event: 2023-03-02 to 2023-03-08
By Avantika Kapoor