As the FAA flounders on drone regulations, drone defense companies are rushing to take advantage of consumer fear and market confusion with anti-drone technologies. Earlier this month, Blighter Surveillance introduced the AUDS (Anti-UAV Defense System,) and Batelle presented the “Drone Defender” Rifle. These join existing military use anti-drone technology such as SCI, Inc.’s Counter UAS-Systems. As consumer drones show a larger presence than ever, we can expect more consumer-based anti-drone systems such as the one developed by Domestic Drone Countermeasures, LLC, an Oregon-based company. The company offers a “Basic Drone Detection System” which can alert a homeowner of a drone flying close to its property, sending an alarm to the homeowner’s tablet or smartphone.
Israel Aerospace Industries and its subsidiary, ELTA Systems Ltd., have unveiled the latest device designed to defend against rogue drones, large and small. The “Drone Guard” system was introduced today at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX.)
The Drone Guard System features 3D radars and Electro-optical sensors for drone detection, combined with dedicated “Electronic Attack” jamming systems to disable target drones. Three specially adapted 3D radars combine drone detection and tracking algorithms to enable identification of drones at short (10km), medium (15km) and long (20km) ranges. Electro-optical sensors allow operators to visually identify target drones.
Lightweight enough to carry, ELTA officials say that no other 3D and high-rate scan solution is available at such low weight. Nissan Hadas, IAI Executive and ELTA President, says: “We believe that in the near future every critical asset and public site will require these safety measures for protection against hostile drones.”
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I would think that the price of these things is in the area of thousands of dollars and there is only one per institution/operator/marksman, while the price of drones is in the low hundreds of dollars (or less). If I’m sneaking a cell phone into a prison, and even if I lose 2 to 1, Jimmy the Shank gets his cell phone.
But, then again, who in government cares how they spend your tax dollars? …………. And lots of it.
Then there is the statement. … “We believe that in the near future every critical asset and public site will require these safety measures for protection against hostile drones.”…
Let’s see here…. cars and trucks that can carry many hundreds/thousands times more explosives than commercially available drones can, are okey-dokey, yet drones must be “Hostile” …. just because,…. after all they are drones. Right?
Or is it because the above mentioned companies don’t sell anti car and truck technology that feed and breed on the media fear-mongering over drones.
Just out of curiosity, does every critical asset and public site have these safety measures in place? After all, they have had over 100 years to do so.
Just sayn’