UAS VISION
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With the proliferation of consumer UAS, the threat of collisions between drones and manned aircraft is a growing concern, particularly to operators of rotorcraft, which tend to fly at lower altitudes than fixed-wing aircraft. To combat this potential hazard, Virginia-based Alion Science and Technology (a $billion-revenue government contractor) is developing a device to take control of encroaching drones and move them out of harm’s way. Continue reading
The FAA and its government partners are expanding research on ways to detect “rogue” drones around airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. Continue reading
Dedrone, developer of civilian drone detection system, announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by U.S.-investor Menlo Ventures, one of the world’s premier venture capital firms investing in consumer and enterprise technologies. Dedrone will use the fresh capital to accelerate the advancement and sophistication of its drone detection technology and to expand its sales and marketing teams. Continue reading
A new Raspberry Pi powered wireless drone disabler system has been created and showcased this week over on MAKE.
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
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.
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
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.