A new Raspberry Pi powered wireless drone disabler system has been created and showcased this week over on MAKE.
Category Archives: C-UAS
Crowdsourcing App Detects Drones
A new free smart phone app that tracks drone signals close to airports or crowded events could help prevent unmanned aerial vehicles being used for nefarious purposes such as terrorism. Continue reading
US Government Orders DroneDefender System
Battelle has updated and booked US government orders for its DroneDefender system designed to stop unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that could threaten civilian or military aircraft.
US Army NIE Tests Counter-Drone Prototype
A prototype to counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) using capabilities already in the Army inventory is now being put to the test at the service’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE). Continue reading
US Army uses Iron Dome to Down Drone
Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system successfully intercepted an unmanned drone in the United States last week, in the battery’s first-ever trial on foreign soil.
SkySafe Takes Control of Rogue Drones
Grant Jordan and his co-founders are announcing the public launch of SkySafe, a drone protection startup that wants to help facilities secure critical airspace. After graduating from MIT with a degree in computer science, Jordan spent four years at the United States Air Force acquiring a particular set of skills, skills that make him very dangerous to drones like this. “I worked on counter drone systems, and got a taste for everything out there. Giant laser systems, for example.” Continue reading
Monaco Gets Complete Civil Drone Protection System
Cambridge based radar technology company Aveillant has announced the sale of its Gamekeeper drone detection radar to provide security and privacy over Monaco. As part of a strategic partnership with JCPX Development, the system will be installed at a site in the principality later this year as the core element of JCPX’s comprehensive counter-UAV solution, which as well as the radar element includes high resolution cameras and radio jamming devices.
US Army Successfully Fires Stinger from New Launcher
The U.S. Army successfully fired a Stinger missile from its newest launch platform, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida on March 23. The missile was fired as part of a demonstration of the Army’s new Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept platform’s multi-mission launcher.