Miscellaneous

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Article "US Army Engineers Demonstrate Anti-Drone Technology (https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2015/10/us-army-engineers-demonstrate-anti-drone-technology)"

October 8, 2015
by Caroline Rees


“Every country has drones now, whether they are armed or not or what level of performance. This is a huge threat that has been coming up on everybody. It has kind of almost sneaked up on people, and it’s almost more important than the counter-RAM threat,” said Manfredi Luciano, project officer for the Enhanced Area Protection and Survivability, or EAPS, Army Technology Objective. The technology is being developed by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, at Picatinny Arsenal. Funding for development and testing was provided by the ARDEC Technology Office.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/Vd00zh4NGcc

Birds of prey to intercept hostile drones

Published on Jan 31, 2016


Guard From Above is the world’s first company specialized in training birds of prey to intercept hostile drones, safe, quick and accurate.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/RSGrrDU1Jp0

Police eagle takes down drone

Published on Feb 9, 2016


What's the best way to combat illegal spy drones? Nets? Guns? The Dutch National Police force thinks it might be...ANTI-DRONE EAGLES! The force has at least one eagle trained to safely and effectively remove DJI drones from the sky.

[Airicist]

Article "Utah bill would let police shoot down drones (https://www.popsci.com/utah-lawmakers-pave-way-for-legal-drone-shootdowns)"
Debating public safety rules about neutralixing rogue craft

by Kelsey D. Atherton
February 26, 2016

[Airicist]

Article "Hacker says he can hijack a $35K police drone a mile away (https://www.wired.com/2016/03/hacker-says-can-hijack-35k-police-drone-mile-away)"

by Andy Greenberg
March 2, 2016

[Airicist]

Articles "Counter-Drone Prototype Put to Test at Army NIE (https://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/aaaa/2016/04/28/counter-uas-prototype-put-test-nie/83638706)"

by Jen Judson
April 28, 2016

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/uhbuEUoxntQ

Clash of epochs: Drone speared at history festival in central Russia

Published on May 11, 2016


A drone that was filming a historical re-enactment in Lipetsk region, central Russia, was downed by a spear from a man dressed as an ancient Russian warrior.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/oco608aI1Xs

How to take out a drone

Published on Jun 14, 2016

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/ahEzzG2MVzc

Boeing unveils new anti-drone laser cannon

Published on Aug 28, 2015


The aerospace giant has developed a new weapon system designed specifically to shoot down drones.

People flying their drones over places where they shouldn't be is a problem that is likely to get a lot worse over the next few years, especially as these devices become cheaper and easier to use.

Sensitive locations such as airports, military bases, power plants and government buildings are all having to take precautions to deal with the possibility of a drone incursion.

There is even the potential for terrorist attacks using drones equipped with explosive devices.

Now in a renewed effort to tackle this problem aerospace giant Boeing has developed a futuristic laser cannon that can be used to shoot down drones over significant distances.

The weapon, which looks a bit like an overgrown speed camera, is both easy to use and portable.

It can be set up by just two people, can be operated using an XBOX 360 controller and can be packed up in to four suitcase-sized boxes and moved to a new location very quickly.

Once it locks on to a target the laser can take down a drone within just two seconds.

It might not have the same visual appeal as the laser guns seen in science fiction movies but as drone use increases it is quite possible that systems like this one will see deployment across a number of sensitive locations over the next few years.

[Airicist]

Article "T-Mobile's parent company is launching an anti-drone system (https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/07/deutsche-telekom-anti-drone-system)"
It will keep robotic flyers away from airports, stadiums and test tracks.

by Jon Fingas
November 7, 2016

[Airicist]

Article "How to shoot a drone out of the sky (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3147045/robotics/how-to-shoot-a-drone-out-of-the-sky.html)"
A backlash is brewing against the growing armada of consumer drones overhead. Here come the drone hunters.

by Mike Elgan
December 3, 2016

[Airicist]

Article "Dog fight: Start-ups take aim at errant drones (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-drones-idUSKBN14M180)"

by Jeremy Wagstaff and Swati Pandey
January 3, 2017

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/vF2tnFC_q8A

SKYNET Anti-Drone Shells - Do they live up to the hype?

Published on Apr 14, 2017


I hoped to get some sample rounds of these Skynet shells from the manufacturer. It's a pretty cheap way to get millions of eyeballs looking at your product. But... they ignored me. I have no shortage of stuff I need to shoot, so it wasn't the end of the world to not shoot these. But, a person named Jon contacted me and offered to buy these for us to test. These are a pretty complex round, and it seemed a lot could easily go wrong with them. Each shell is almost $7, and even more when you add shipping. These are designed to damage quadcopters either by impact or by fouling the props with the string.

We got 6 shells, we shot them all and show you the results, good or bad. Remember, this is not a sponsored video so there was no incentive to try to appease the company and only show cherry-picked shots.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/tioWbDS5Zm8

Drone capture

Published on Jun 9, 2017

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/jlGdPrhRvBA

How to shoot down a drone

Published on Jul 25, 2017


There are many ways to kill a drone. But what's the cheapest and most effective way to do it? A cybersecurity consultancy is testing various ways to defend against rogue drones.

"Watch a test of anti-drone weapons, from shotguns to superdrones (https://www.wired.com/story/watch-anti-drone-weapons-test)"

by Andy Greenberg
July 26, 2017

[Airicist]

Article "Dutch police retire convocation of drone-catching eagles (https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/11/dutch-police-retire-drone-catching-eagles)"
There just isn't much of a need to intercept robotic fliers.

by Jon Fingas
December 11, 2017

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https://youtu.be/ZueqEV0ge0M

High-power microwave test

Published on Mar 21, 2018


From Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2013, Raytheon’s high-power microwave shot down multiple tier one and tier two drones during a U.S. Army live fire exercise at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The high-power microwave uses speed-of-light technology to disrupt and down unmanned aircraft systems. In this video, the system shoots down a Flanker tier one UAS.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/UJfrkP1AN4Q

Raytheon CUAS Laser Dune Buggy vs. Drone

Published on Mar 21, 2018


Raytheon’s high-energy laser takes out an unmanned aerial system from nearly a mile away.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/UcAqF5BVLU4


https://youtu.be/v5q--PYfs8Q

Russian drone hunts other drones with an automatic shotgun (https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/01/russian-shotgun-packing-drone)

Published on Apr 1, 2019


No, this isn't an April Fool's joke: A Russian defense contractor has patented a drone that uses a shotgun to blast other drones out of the sky. It comes from Almaz Antey, a Russian defense contractor that manufactures the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile that caused a rift between Turkey and the US. The tail-sitting drone takes off on the spot but flies like an airplane for greater efficiency, giving it a 40-minute range while packing a fully-automatic Vepr-12 shotgun with a 10-round magazine.

[Airicist]

"Counter-Drone Systems (https://dronecenter.bard.edu/files/2019/12/CSD-CUAS-2nd-Edition-Web.pdf)"

by Arthur Holland Michel (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=21653)
December 2019

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Article "US Navy deploys anti-drone laser on its USS Dewey destroyer (https://www.slashgear.com/us-navy-deploys-anti-drone-laser-on-its-uss-dewey-destroyer-23610680)"

by Brittany A. Roston
February 23, 2020

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Article "The Next 9/11 Could Be A Mass Drone Attack. Here’s How We Can Stop It. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/09/10/why-the-next-911-could-be-a-mass-drone-attack-and-how-we-can-stop-it)"

by David Hambling (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hambling-3037b7a)
September 10, 2021

[Airicist2]

https://youtu.be/QJI993ftVuo?si=Ly1XPmlmd_Uldhvq

Towards safe mid-air drone interception: strategies for tracking & capture (https://mrs.felk.cvut.cz/towards-interception)

Mar 29, 2024


In response to the security challenges posed by unauthorized UAVs, this research introduces the Fast Response Proportional Navigation (FRPN). FRPN combines the individual strengths of Pure Pursuit's responsiveness with Proportional Navigation's accuracy, offering a superior solution for safe mid-air drone interception.

Our analysis, conducted over 100 maneuvering agile target trajectories, demonstrates FRPN's superior performance, surpassing existing methods in both speed and precision. This led to the development of the first effective Autonomous Air Interception System (AAIS), incorporating advanced detection and tracking to enhance system reliability.

Success in real-world testing underscores FRPN's potential to significantly reduce the risk associated with the rising popularity of UAVs. For comprehensive details on FRPN's methodology and results, we invite readers to explore our published work.