Counter-UAS News from Around the World
Defense Blog: Ukrainian company develops kamikaze-style loitering munition
“The new system is called the RAM UAV and developed by Company of Defence and Electronic Technologies (CDET). The RAM UAV is a weapon system category in which the munition loiters around the target area for some time, searches for targets, and attacks once a target is located. The new system is 1.8 m long, has a wing-span of 2.3 m, and has a maximum take-off weight of 8kg.”
Seattle Times: Flying drones over sites without permission could mean jail
“Flying drones over key infrastructure sites without permission could mean jail time under a bill passed by the Kentucky House on Friday. The measure would expand trespassing laws to include flying drones over places such as petroleum refineries, hazardous chemical plants and water supply systems without the owner’s consent. The bill now goes to the Senate.”
Gear Brain: Dedrone unveils its latest weapon in the fight against rogue drones
“While most consumers think of drones as fun, flying objects to play with on their weekends, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent something far different to others. Anyone who has ever been buzzed while walking around their neighborhood by a drone knows how intrusive that feeling can be. That fun vaporizes in seconds when you realize you don’t know who is flying the drone, what they’re seeing — and where they are.”
UAS Vision: Vodafone 4G IoT Technology Tracks Rogue Drones
“Vodafone has announced the commencement of trials of the world’s first air traffic control drone tracking and safety technology. Vodafone’s pioneering approach uses innovative 4G Internet of Things (IoT) technology to protect aircraft from catastrophic accidents as well as prevent inadvertent or criminal drone incursions at sensitive locations such as airports, prisons and hospitals.”
Tasnim News Agency: Iraq Army Discovers US Drone in Daesh Arms Depot near Fallujah
“According to media reports on Friday, the drone, made by the US-based company Textron Systems, was discovered in the Iraqi city of Saqlawiyah, north of Fallujah, in a previously Daesh-held arms depot following mop-up operations by the Iraqi forces there.”
Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College: COUNTER-DRONE SYSTEMS
“The demand for anti-drone weapons is expanding. To some—governments, police forces, state actors, farmers, property owners—unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) pose a threat. The rapidly emerging anti-drone market is a clear reflection of that. Researchers at Bard College have identified some 235 counter-drone products either on the market or under active development. “Counter-Drone Systems,” is a new report authored by by Arthur Holland Michel, co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.”
Global Banking & Finance Review: NEW DRONE STANDARDS IN 2018 SET TO REVOLUTIONISE UK AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES
“New Drone Standards are to be unveiled for the first timein Spring 2018 which are expected to lead to strengthened public confidence in safety, security and compliance within an industry which is set to be one of the fastest growth sectors in the world. These standards are set to release the true potential of this industry, which will revolutionise the way we live, and transform business sectors from transport to infrastructure, agriculture to medicine – across air, land, sea and space.”
Defense Blog: Matrix-UA unveils light unmanned combat aerial vehicles at UMEX 2018
“During the UMEX 2018 exhibition in UAE, Ukrainian company unveiled two models of its strike-capable, reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles. The multi-rotor Chimera-H and Comandor are unique unmanned aerial vehicles can carry missiles, bombs and is used for strikes at ground targets.”
Drone DJ: Suspected drone collision with Cessna 172 causes $4,000 in damage
“Canadian authorities are looking into a suspected drone collision with a Cessna 172 that caused $4,000 USD in damage. The drone incident occurred near an airport in British Columbia. During a training flight, the Cessna 172, owned by Abbotsford-based Chinook Helicopters, was making its final approach at Chilliwack Airport when its left wing collided with the suspected unmanned aerial vehicle. The collision “left blue bits on the wing” of the Cessna, according to the flight school owner Cathy Press.”
Markets Insider: Next terrorist attack with commercially available drones?
“Violent non-state actors have increasingly been making use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) also known as drones. More recently, some terrorist organizations – among them, the Islamic State and Hezbollah – have extended their use of UAVs to include the deployment of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in warzones. Now, the threat of UAVs being used in attacks in Europe or North America is rising.”
AI Topics: New Counter-UAS Drone Uses AI-Enabled Radar Technology Unmanned Systems Technology
“Fortem Technologies has announced the release of DroneHunter, a military-tested unmanned aerial system (UAS) that provides perimeter intrusion detection and protection by autonomously patrolling an airspace and towing away any rogue drones from the sky. Using AI algorithms, the DroneHunter system provides detection, monitoring and capture of rogue drones over restricted airspace or no-fly zones. Once a rogue drone is detected and captured, DroneHunter can tether and return, or safely discard to a predefined safe zone.”
Business Wire: Citadel, World-Leading Drone Defense Company, Closes $12 Million Series A Investment From Lightspeed Venture Partners
“Citadel Defense Company announced today that it has secured $12 million USD in capital for its Series A Financing round. The round was funded solely by Lightspeed Venture Partners and led by partners John Vrionis and Larsen Jensen.”
Military.com: Army Aims its Counter-Drone Effort at Larger Threats
“The U.S. Army has shifted its counter-drone effort from handheld weapons, designed to disable small, explosive-laden unmanned aerial systems, to larger, more sophisticated weapons, capable of defending bases from large-scale attack, the director of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force said. Since the REF began working on counter-UAS efforts in early 2016, the office has had some success fielding systems such as Battelle’s DroneDefender, which can be aimed like a rifle, and Radio Hill Technologies’ radar gun-like Dronebuster, to help units prevent commercial-style drones from attacking with homemade bombs.”
Eurasia Review: The Debut Of Counter-Drone Technologies – Analysis
“Counter-drone technologies are gaining prominence among militaries due to increased ‘security breach incidences’ and the fear of small and weaponised drone swarms being put to use as tools of warfare. This is best understood by the fact that the anti-drone market is expected to grow from US$ 342.6 million in 2016 to US$ 1,571.3 million by 2023, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.9 per cent between 2017 and 2023.”
Drone Below: Anti-Drone Guns Will Be Used by QLD Police at Commonwealth Games
“The Commonwealth Games to be held next month on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, are expected to attract crowds of up to 700,000 people. Given the opportunity for terrorist activities on a mass scale at such an event, Australian detection and countermeasure company DroneShield have announced they will provide Queensland Police with several units of their DroneGun MKII.”
UAS Weekly: Sensofusion Ramping Up Manufacturing of AIRFENCE 5.0 in 2018
“Pioneering drone defense company Sensofusion, manufacturer of AIRFENCE — a UAS countermeasure technology used by militaries, police, airports, as well as a variety of companies within the private sector — is witnessing the boom of this new industry first-hand. With a recent influx of production orders, they are now taking the necessary steps to prepare for a surging year with high expectations.”
Army Recognition: AirShare from Canada presents missile countermeasure against UAVs threats
“At UMEX 2018, the International Unmanned Systems exhibition in Abu Dhabi, AirShare presents its OVERWATCH Interceptor-UX, a new solution to counter UAV using a surface-to-air missile able to create high-persistence countermeasure cloud. AirShare is Canadian-based Company with offices in Canada and the United States established to protect critical infrastructure and people from wayward and malicious UAVs (“drones”).”
Defense Blog: SpetsTechnoExport unveils Bukovel mini-FX counter drone system at UMEX 2018
“The Bukovel mini-FX is a Ukraine-made counter drone system that is designed to disrupt and neutralise unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft systems. The counter drone system is provided suppression of radio communication channels and satellite navigation channels for micro and mini UAVs for the protection of fixed objects or convoy of vehicles. Suppression control use in automatic mode or semiautomatic via Detection software.”
Shepard: DroneShield to supply DroneGun to QPS
“DroneShield will provide multiple units of its DroneGun system to the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to be used during the XXI Commonwealth Games in Queensland in April 2018, QPS announced on 28 February. The QPS will use DroneGuns as part of aerial security during the event, specifically for counter-UAS protection. DroneGun allows operators to block the radio communication signals and the GPS frequency of a rogue UAS and bring down the aircraft on ground safely in a controlled landing. It can also send the UAS back to its originating point, which helps to track the operator.”
YouTube: DeTect’s HARRIER & DroneWatcher Drone Defense Systems at MFIX 2017
We Talk UAV: All 39 DJI drones ever made!
“Ever since DJI started their drone business in 2006, they have set the standard for UAVs. Based out of Shenzen, China, DJI has redefined how aerial photos and videos are captured. Their platforms are used in various industries, but their consumer drones have stood out as the most featured packed UAVs for their price. Nowadays, DJI is known for their popular Inspire, Phantom and Mavic drones, but the UAV leading company created a lot more than just those three series, so We Talk UAV made a video showing all 39 DJI drones ever made.”