Utah-based Fortem Technologies, which launched in 2016 and now counts Boeing’s HorizonX among its investors, last week demonstrated its counter drone technology for legislators at the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City. The company's countermeasure combines its SkyDome platform - which provides situational awareness - with the DroneHunter, a menacing DJI M600 … [Read more...] about Fortem’s DroneHunter Turns DJI’s M600 Against Its Own
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US Army Patents Drone-Snaring Grenade
There are several problems with shooting drones out of the sky. Often that level of force is going to make the problem worse, not better. For starters, a damaged or busted drone could crash land anywhere or on anyone. The uncertainty and danger grow exponentially if it's strapped with explosives or weaponised in some other way. For what it's worth, blowing something up also … [Read more...] about US Army Patents Drone-Snaring Grenade
UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
As the dust settles over the drone incident at London's Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at the Science Media Centre in London. He argued that … [Read more...] about UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
UK Ministry of Defence Withdraws Military Counter-Drone Tech From Gatwick
The UK's Ministry of Defence has taken the decision to withdraw military personnel and equipment from London's Gatwick airport. The measures were deployed in the run-up to Christmas after drone sightings near the airfield grounded air traffic and led to 1,000 flight cancellations over the course of 36 chaotic hours. 140,000 passengers were impacted as police were said to … [Read more...] about UK Ministry of Defence Withdraws Military Counter-Drone Tech From Gatwick
Rogue Drone Incidents Spells Good News for DroneShield
Recent events involving rogue drones have proven lucrative for Australian counter-drone firm DroneShield. Following a purported assassination attempt in August against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the company received an order from an unnamed Central American government security agency for DroneShield’s two cornerstone products – the DroneSentry drone mitigation … [Read more...] about Rogue Drone Incidents Spells Good News for DroneShield
