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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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
5 Anti-Drone Products on the Rise
Although the drones have proven to be beneficial in the consumer, public and private sectors, a few inerrant drones causing mischief has spawned a growing anti-drone industry. A recent study predicts the emerging market will grow to a billion-dollar industry within six years with a predicted compound annual growth rate of 23.89 percent across 2017-22. Recently, five new … [Read more...] about 5 Anti-Drone Products on the Rise
Latvia’s Looking for a Few Good Drone Hunters
Latvia State Police may soon release the hounds – or at least the nets – on errant drones in its national airspace. According to the Baltic Course, the Latvia Interior Ministry is in talks with home-grown UAV manufacturer Drone Technology to develop an anti-drone system using either net-wielding drones or net-shooting rifles. The nation’s Defense, Internal Affairs and … [Read more...] about Latvia’s Looking for a Few Good Drone Hunters
