San Luis Obispo based WhiteFox Defense Technologies demonstrated it anti-drone technology at the recent Xponential Trade Show in Dallas. Their lead product, the DroneFox, detects, identifies, and mitigates drones with a multi-mile range and is intended to provide a solution for responding to dangerous sUAS.
At the show WhiteFox performed a series of operational tests for attendees including Michael Huerta that, according to WhiteFox CEO Luke Fox, performed flawlessly for all of the tests.
“The DroneFox demonstrated air-tight tests all week, without a single problem all the way through the kill chain from detection through threat assessment and into a safe landing,” Fox said.
“The potential harm drones can cause, whether it’s drug smuggling or corporate espionage, is prolific and growing as the technology advances. What’s needed now is a solution that is adaptable and deployable to a diverse set of operations, which is why and how we designed the DroneFox.”
The DroneFox is a SWaP-C optimized, portable solution which uses a novel method for tracking and taking temporary control of drones: a “master signal” which allows its operator to choose from a dynamic set of responses including land, return to launch, confiscate, and reroute.Unlike jammers and other non-kinetic products, the DroneFox can select the exact signal it wants to manipulate, without interfering with any others signals—even other drones.
For information and inquiries, visit WhiteFoxDefense.com.
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How does this system know if a UAV is authorized to fly in an area covered by this unlawful product? Has the FAA approved this and has the company secured an exemption to disable or interrupt UAV flight that is currently a federal violation? What insurance does this company carry that will pay back to an authorized UAV pilot, the cost of damage to a UAV and/or interruption of business. I am shocked that a UAV conference that promotes UAV allows a company like this, who’s main focus is to “shoot down” UAV without proof of violation on the part of UAV, to participate in this convention. I am not impressed!