While drone detection systems have gotten more and more sophisticated over the last few years, the problem of how to actually mitigate a rogue drone remains - and it's a thornier problem than you might think. "Shoot 'em down" seems like an obvious answer - but aside from the fact that shooting down aircraft is illegal, it is also extremely difficult (a drone moving at 400 feet … [Read more...] about The SkyWall Auto Response System Captures Rogue Drones – in a Net
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OpenWorks Unleashes new SkyWall300 Drone Hunter
Drones are awesome – when they’re in the right place at the right time. However, rogue drones – piloted by hostile or negligent users – can endanger lives when flying in unauthorized airspace. A prime example is the recent collision of an errant drone with an Army UA60 helicopter over Staten Island. British firm OpenWorks Engineering is gearing up to fight the War on … [Read more...] about OpenWorks Unleashes new SkyWall300 Drone Hunter
SkyWall Protects Obama from Potential Drone Threats
A British startup helped protect U.S. President Barack Obama from potential UAV threats during a recent visit to Germany this past month. OpenWorks Engineering deployed several of its SkyWall100 counter-drone systems across Berlin, company officials say. The drone mitigator resembles a missile launcher and can deploy an intelligent projectile with on-board countermeasures up … [Read more...] about SkyWall Protects Obama from Potential Drone Threats
SkyWall Dominates Anti-Drone Contest
An anti-UAV company’s drone-dropping launcher proved to be Top Gun during a recent industry competition. Start-up firm OpenWorks Engineering won the Best UAS Interdiction Award at the Countering Unauthorized Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge in August. The company’s flagship product, SkyWall, stopped the most drones out of seven finalists. Staged at Quantico Marine Base … [Read more...] about SkyWall Dominates Anti-Drone Contest
SkyWall: AntiDrone Launcher Grants License to Kill (Drones)
A British engineering firm has unveiled an anti-drone system practically ripped from the pages of a James Bond script. Start-up firm OpenWorks Engineering demonstrated SkyWall (a truly Bond-esque name) at a recent UK Home Office security conference. According to an OpenWorks press release, the solution is a simple concept -- it “physically captures a drone in a net and … [Read more...] about SkyWall: AntiDrone Launcher Grants License to Kill (Drones)
