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
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Raytheon and Black Sage Announce Counter-Drone Solution at Paris Air Show
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
Millions of Drones Are Flying Anonymously. What Will it Take to Build Trust into the Framework? The WhiteFox Policy Paper
The commercial drone industry knows that drone integration - the full acceptance of drones into the existing airspace management framework - is critical for expansion. We all know that airspace security - the ability to keep drones from flying by accident or intent - around protected sites is an important piece of the puzzle. Neither industry nor regulators, however, can see … [Read more...] about Millions of Drones Are Flying Anonymously. What Will it Take to Build Trust into the Framework? The WhiteFox Policy Paper
Fortem’s DroneHunter Turns DJI’s M600 Against Its Own
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
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
