Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

US Air Force purchases over $2.5M DRONEBUSTER systems for Se…

Portland, Oregon-based Radio Hill Technologies (RHT) has not too long ago accomplished a contract for sale of a lot of Block three Dronebuster hand-held counter-drone detection and jamming system for the US Air Force. Contracting was executed through the Air Force’s Installation Contracting Agency at Barksdale, LA with deliveries beginning instantly. This is the third era of the Dronebuster line of hand-held detection and jamming systems.

This mannequin, launched on 1 November final 12 months, was examined extensively by the Air Force as a part of this aggressive contract award. The contract is in extra of $2.5 million . The block three contains improved vary and reliability over earlier fashions. It has the power to detect incoming RF alerts to help in aiming the gadget in low visibility and show that sign power through LED lights on the management panel. It jams client and modified drone radios within the ISM, UHF HAM and GPS bands. The redesigned antenna cluster and amplification community present directional jamming over longer ranges than every other man-portable system. The Dronebuster weighs solely 5 lbs. with a chargeable Li-ion battery. Radio Hill’s CEO Jake Sullivan commented “We are excited to partner with the Air Force to get this easy-to- use capability in the hands of our Air Force Security Forces personnel.”

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