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Over $1 Billion in December Purchases Closes Out Blockbuster 2025 for Counter-Drone Technology

[January 15, 2026] -by[Andrew Dardine] ![] MSHORAD Mobile Air Defense System. Image – Saab Based on a selective picture of just the activity discussed in this post, the month of December saw multi-year purchases of C-UAS technology valued at well over $1 billion. This number is likely only a fraction of the total expenditures, as virtually every major military and security force is now routinely budgeting for the defense systems. The milestone month was typical for a highly active year that regularly saw big ticket purchases of C-UAS. The closing out of 2025 in counter-drone news was also notable for highlighting the global increase in demand for the technology. Outside the United States, Australia, Kenya, Lithuania, and the Netherlands, among other nations, all made significant moves to address the persistent challenge of hostile drone activity, not only for defense forces, but for critical infrastructure and other high value, potential targets as well. Kicking off the month, on high note, on December 1, Saab received a third order, valued at approximately SEK 1.4 billion, for its Mobile Short Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) system from the Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency. The system will be integrated into Oshkosh JLTV 4×4 vehicles. The MSHORAD air defense system consists of mobile radar and firing units based on the RBS 70 NG short-range air defense missile and the Giraffe 1X radar, connected with a command-and-control