BlueHalo
AeroVironment subsidiary; US counter-UAS leader in directed energy and RF defeat.
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How does BlueHalo counter cheap drones with directed energy?
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- What is BlueHalo?
- A US counter-drone company acquired by AeroVironment for $4.1 billion in 2025, specialising in directed energy and RF jamming systems.Source: background
- What does the Titan counter-drone system do?
- Titan is a portable RF jammer that detects and defeats drones using AI-driven analysis. The US Marine Corps ordered $22.8 million worth in March 2026.Source: quick_facts
- Can lasers shoot down drones?
- BlueHalo's 26 kW LOCUST laser weapon system destroyed every target in a US Army Stryker demonstration, proving directed energy as a viable counter-drone layer.Source: background
- Why did AeroVironment buy BlueHalo?
- The $4.1 billion acquisition created the largest US small-UAS and counter-drone group, combining AeroVironment's drones with BlueHalo's RF jamming and directed energy systems.Source: background
- How does BlueHalo compare to DroneShield?
- BlueHalo focuses on RF jamming and directed energy defeat systems. DroneShield specialises in detection and AI-driven RF countermeasures. Both serve the Counter-UAS market.Source: background
Background
BlueHalo became a subsidiary of AeroVironment when the $4.1 billion acquisition closed on 1 May 2025, creating the largest US small-UAS and counter-drone group. The combined entity now holds major Counter-UAS programmes across radio frequency jamming, directed energy, and kinetic intercept.
Before the merger BlueHalo had acquired Citadel Defense (AI-driven RF defeat) and Verus Technology Group (high-power microwave), assembling the widest Counter-UAS portfolio in the US defence sector. Its Titan portable jammer is fielded by the US Marine Corps, which awarded a $22.8 million contract modification in March 2026 for additional Titan units. The 26 kW LOCUST laser weapon system destroyed every target in a US Army demonstration on a Stryker platform.
BlueHalo sits at the centre of the Pentagon's accelerating Counter-UAS investment cycle, where cheap attack drones have made layered defeat (RF, laser, kinetic) a doctrinal requirement rather than a niche capability.