counter-drone

As reports of airport disruptions or unwanted drone presence over public areas continue to increase, so does the counter drone technology sector.  Traditional methods of protecting areas against intruders repeatedly fail when it comes to drones: authorities all over the world have tried tracking them down with helicopters, vans, and …

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 …

Courtesy: NBEC A collaboration between one of Britain’s major radar companies and a group of drone researchers is improving the nation’s unmanned aerial traffic systems. Radar specialist Aveillant partnered with the National Beyond Visual Line of Sight Experimentation Corridor in December to trial a unique holographic radar technology. The test …

Courtesy of Liteye Colorado counter-drone firm Liteye Systems has won a $10 million contract to deliver its Anti-UAS Defense Systems (AUDS) to an unnamed U.S. government agency. The contract is the latest of several deliveries of the systems  to the U.S. military and other agencies spanning the last three years …

Courtesy of Citadel Defense Counter-drone provider Citadel Defense continues to reach new heights with key American agencies. The California-based company has completed a six-month deployment of its anti-drone solutions for three undisclosed agencies, according to a recent Citadel press release. The company adds that the deployment meets “regulatory, safety and critical …

Courtesy of Fortem Technologies. Counter-drone firm Fortem Technologies has been selected by NATO to demonstrate its SkyDome Network defense platform. The Utah-based company will introduce the platform with a program titled “Comparative Analysis of Lethal, Low Collateral Damage Effectors Against Low, Small and Slow UAV.” The SkyDome package encompasses Fortem’s …

Blue Stahli Luân [CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons] Two House Republicans have a real problem with the Department of Homeland Security’s plans for drone mitigation. This past week. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Mark Rogers (R-Ala.) sent a letter to Acting Secretary Chad Wolf warning DHS that a …

Image license CC0, by Maxpixel.net The commercial drone industry knows that drone integration – the full acceptance of drones into the existing airspace management framework – is critical for expansion.   We all know that airspace security – the ability to keep drones from flying by accident or intent – …

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 …

Image by Mr_Worker from Pixabay News and commentary. It’s time to get airport airspace security done.  Reuters reports that flight operations at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest airport, were suspended for an hour and have now resumed. At this point there is little information available.  Airport spokesmen commented to news outlets today …