The post highlights new infantry-scale counter-drone concepts shown at AUSA 2026, including a semiautomatic grenade launcher and an aim-assist system intended to help shooters engage small UAVs. This matters because it points to a shift toward man-portable, low-cost kinetic C-UAS tools and fire-control aids as drones proliferate on the battlefield.
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infantry-techside: natofirst seen 2024-01-01
Aim-assist and semiauto grenade launcher concepts for counter-drone at AUSA 2026
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/video/2026/10/26/semiautomatic-grenade-launcher-and-aim-assist-for-shooting-down-drones-highlights-from-ausa-2026/Semiautomatic grenade launcher and aim-assist for shooting down drones | Highlights from AUSA 2026