Read about new NDAA counter-drone authorities, safe drone takedowns at public events, software-defined C-UAS, and a BIG Innovation Award win — all in our January newsletter
Selected news, content, incidents, and information about C-UAS and the counter-drone world, from a D-Fend perspective, based on our vision of enabling a flourishing and secure drone-powered society by safely defending against rogue drone threats.
Key provisions included in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expand legal authorities for drone detection, tracking, and identification and mitigation to trained state and local law enforcement officials and correctional agencies. Enactment of these provisions would be a historic and significant step forward in strengthening national security.
Software has become the true center of gravity in counter-UAS. In a world where drone threats evolve by the week, continuous software updates and software-defined detection and mitigation, as well as multi-sensor command and control now determine whether defenders will keep pace … or fall behind.
2025 was one of the most dynamic years yet for uncrewed systems, with major advances across sensing, autonomy, endurance, navigation resilience, and counter-UAS capability. In Counter-UAS & Airspace Protection, counter-drone systems matured significantly in response to increasingly complex civilian and military airspace threats, highlighting D-Fend Solutions’ EnforceAir PLUS for expanding cyber-driven detection and takeover options.
This data-driven round-up brings together the year’s most-read articles, showing how defense organizations focused on strengthening unmanned capability across domains, enhancing soldier and operator effectiveness, and investing in the enabling systems that underpin resilient, multi-domain operations. C-UAS rounded out the top innovations, including D-Fend Solutions' EnforceAir PLUS system.
D-Fend Solutions’ UK counter-drone demonstrations showed EnforceAir PLUS and EnforceAir2 operating in realistic operational scenarios, performing controlled, cyber-based detection and mitigation across fixed, vehicle-based, and tactical configurations for defense, law enforcement, and government stakeholders.
CBS NEWS: Police Can Now Take Down Drones at Public Gatherings, New Defense Law Says
The passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) marks a major shift in public safety, authorizing state and local law enforcement to take down threatening drones at public gatherings. But how do you stop a threat without causing panic? CBS News profiled D-Fend Solutions’ EnforceAir to answer that question.
D-Fend Solutions won the 2026 BIG Innovation Award in the Innovative Products — Defense category and was recognized as a Top 10 Innovator intheMedium-Sized Business vertical for its EnforceAir C-UAS system.
The BIG Innovation Awards is a global recognition program honoring companies, products, and leaders who are transforming industries through applied innovation, intelligent platforms, and measurable real-world impact.
Since joining D-Fend Solutions in 2019, Moshe has been a driving force within the Professional Services organization, bringing nearly two decades of engineering, integration, and customer-facing experience to every deployment. With a deep technical foundation and a calm, methodical approach in the field, Moshe plays a critical role in ensuring that customers around the world experience smooth, successful engagements with D-Fend’s advanced C-UAS technology.
Moshe’s career began in the communications and telecom sector, with technical support and integration roles at Bezeq and Alvarion, where he advanced from Integration Engineer to Product Expert and led trials, KPIs, interoperability testing, and complex integrations across RF, networking, and management systems. He later supported large-scale national defense communication programs at Comm-IT and the Ministry of Defense, strengthening his mastery of end-to-end system behavior, troubleshooting, and cross-technology orchestration.
Before joining D-Fend, Moshe worked in the Professional Services organization at Carbyne, leading POCs, demos, and pilots, authoring operational documentation and representing the company in high-visibility engagements. This period further refined his strong customer-centric mindset. At D-Fend Solutions, Moshe is known for his reliability, professionalism, and dedication to mission success, always focused on enabling safe, seamless adoption of D-Fend’s counter-drone technology.
capability spotlight
Scaling Counter-Drone Operations Without Added Complexity
MSC2, D-Fend Solutions’ centralized command and control solution, enables security teams to manage multiple EnforceAir deployments as a single, coordinated system. It addresses the operational challenge of wide-area coverage without adding complexity. When mitigation is required, MSC2 dynamically assigns the most appropriate EnforceAir unit to take control of the specific drone, while other EnforceAir systems simultaneously continue detection, tracking, and identification or mitigate additional threats in parallel.
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