US defense technology giant Raytheon has announced a partnership with counter-drone specialist Black Sage at the Paris Air Show. The two companies will join forces to provide an integrated drone detection and mitigation system for civil authorities, critical infrastructure and military organizations. As the fallout continues from whatever happened at Gatwick airport in … [Read more...] about Raytheon and Black Sage Announce Counter-Drone Solution at Paris Air Show
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How Not to Stop Rogue Drones: FAA Addresses FAQ About Airport Security Systems and Legal Countermeasures
In light of recent drone incidents at airports - including yesterday's news about air traffic closure in Frankfurt and the Gatwick disaster that happened during last year's holiday season - the FAA is working hard to communicate with airports about what can and can't be done with airspace security. In a guest post published on DRONELIFE last month, Airspace Systems CEO Jaz … [Read more...] about How Not to Stop Rogue Drones: FAA Addresses FAQ About Airport Security Systems and Legal Countermeasures
Citadel Scores USAF Counter-drone Contract
Counter-drone provider Citadel Defense Company this past week won another government contract – snagging a U.S. Airforce agreement to deploy the Titan mobile anti-drone system. Rogue drones present a new threat to military personnel in a myriad of battle scenarios – especially from aircraft launched by terrorist groups such as ISIS. The Titan system offers tech that … [Read more...] about Citadel Scores USAF Counter-drone Contract
This is Cool: Echodyne Demonstrates Augmented Reality for Airspace Awareness
This is one of the coolest things we got to experience at this year's AUVSI Xponential: finding a drone in the sky through Hololens augmented reality glasses. Here it is: imagine that you've secured an area of airspace around your drone operation. The Echodyne system has identified a drone in the airspace. Now, you need to find it in the sky - and learn all there is to … [Read more...] about This is Cool: Echodyne Demonstrates Augmented Reality for Airspace Awareness
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
