Counter-drone firm Fortem Technologies has been selected by NATO to demonstrate its SkyDome Network defense platform. The Utah-based company will introduce the platform with a program titled “Comparative Analysis of Lethal, Low Collateral Damage Effectors Against Low, Small and Slow UAV.” The SkyDome package encompasses Fortem’s autonomous drone interceptor, DroneHunter, … [Read more...] about Fortem Technologies Snares NATO Counter-drone Agreement
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‘Sorely lacking:’ Congress Members Blast Homeland Security Counter-drone Plan
Two House Republicans have a real problem with the Department of Homeland Security’s plans for drone mitigation. This past week. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Mark Rogers (R-Ala.) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf warning DHS that a plan empowering TSA air marshals to neutralize drones over airports overreaches the agency’s congressional authority. Graves and … [Read more...] about ‘Sorely lacking:’ Congress Members Blast Homeland Security Counter-drone Plan
Anduril’s Interceptor: The Counter-UAS System Giving Ethicists a Headache
We've seen plenty of counter-drone technologies emerge in recent years, from lasers and nets to remote hacks and actual eagles. Anduril, a technology startup founded by Palmer Luckey - the man who sold Oculus to Facebook in 2014 and then left the social media giant under a cloud in 2017 - has a novel approach to the problem of rogue drones. Rather than seek to jam or … [Read more...] about Anduril’s Interceptor: The Counter-UAS System Giving Ethicists a Headache
Colleges are Protecting Football Games from Drones – and Rogue Pilots are Getting Arrested
Most football stadiums have a sign at the entrance: in addition to the prohibition against outside food or drink, weapons, and video cameras, drones are not allowed. Since drones may be launched from outside of the stadium, however, pilots may think that the rule is unenforceable - but they'd be wrong. In a rarely disclosed report of a security event, Austrailian counter … [Read more...] about Colleges are Protecting Football Games from Drones – and Rogue Pilots are Getting Arrested
DroneShield Launches Less Expensive UAV Detector
Australian counter-drone firm DroneShield has released a new drone detection product, following extensive development in response to user feedback. RfZero is an omnidirectional drone detection device with a range of 1 kilometer and is designed as a more cost-effective fixed site alternative to DroneShield’s higher-end product, RfOne – a 5-kilometer radio-frequency direction … [Read more...] about DroneShield Launches Less Expensive UAV Detector
