Anti-drone technology

Commentary.  The UK drone industry has taken a beating in recent weeks. First, the head of Unmanned Traffic Management at NATS, Andy Sage, took it upon himself to categorize drone pilots as either “clueless, careless, and criminal” in a parliamentary hearing – a mistake he has since apologized for. And …

AirMap and CerbAir collaborate to integrate UTM and Counter-UAS technologies for a comprehensive low-altitude airspace safety and security solution. AirMap continues to execute rapidly on its strategy of partnership and collaboration.  This week, the company announced a new deal with CerbAir, French producer of counter-UAS technology. The following is an …

While drone detection systems are proliferating recently, what to do when you’ve identified a rogue drone is still a problem.  Solutions range from catcher drones equipped with nets to shoulder mounted “ray guns” and even drone hunting birds. In a recent press release (below),  Invisible Interdiction announced the award of …

Photo courtesy of DroneShield Australian counter-drone firm DroneShield has released a wearable UAV detection product that weighs just over 2 pounds. RfPatrol is designed for use by military, law enforcement, security and VIP customers. Since it doesn’t emit jamming signals, it’s legal in more jurisdictions than many other counter-UAS products. Rogue …

Joe Ravi [CC BY-SA 3.0] In light of recent drone incidents at airports – including yesterday’s news about air traffic closure in Frankfurt and the Gatwick disaster that happened during last year’s holiday season – the FAA is working hard to communicate with airports about what can and can’t be …

Photo courtesy of Citadel Counter-drone provider Citadel Defense Company this past week won another government contract – snagging a U.S. Airforce agreement to deploy the Titan mobile anti-drone system. Rogue drones present a new threat to military personnel in a myriad of battle scenarios – especially from aircraft launched by terrorist groups such …

image courtesy Fortem Technologies Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) is a critical step in full integration of drones into the airspace.  Until a robust framework that allows manned aircraft pilots and airports to feel confident that they know exactly what’s in the airspace, commercial drone applications will be limited – and …

On the heals of Sunday’s re-routing of three planes from Gatwick airport.   DroneShield Ltd today issued a press release announced that on addition to a Teaming Agreement with Thales Spain, whereby Thales would utilize and promote DroneShield’s products in its defence and security contract bids in Spain and other countries …

Photo courtesy of Citadel Defense C-UAS provider Citadel Defense Company this past week won its sixth government contract, signing an agreement to provide the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency counter-drone measures in support of Special Operations Command requirements Recognizing that rogue UAVs can threaten troops on the ground, several defense agencies are ramping up …

The Gatwick Airport closures in December of last year are still a hot topic in the drone industry, especially now that estimates of the cost of the incident have been released – a whopping $65 million. The incident – when a rogue drone apparently deliberately flew over runways in order …