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UK military wants lasers to stop drone swarms without running out of ammo

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Project PANOPTES puts £5M on the table for an autonomous, vehicle-mounted defense

Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking anti-drone technology capable of protecting troops from saturation attacks designed to overwhelm defenses or exhaust their ammunition.

The tender, dubbed Project PANOPTES, is being run by UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) on behalf of the MoD, with an initial £5 million ($6.8 million) available to successful bidders.

First-stage submissions close at midday on September 23, suggesting that the MoD is in something of a hurry.

According to the competition document, PANOPTES aims to deliver "an integrated Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) force-protection capability, capable of autonomous operation."

The MoD wants a system that complements its existing defenses by detecting, tracking, and defeating low-cost threats without being overwhelmed or rapidly exhausting its ammunition. It must operate autonomously and be mountable on an Army vehicle.

UKDI is "particularly interested in capabilities centred on Laser Directed...

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