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.
Article "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.
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.
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.
Article "T-Mobile's parent company is launching an anti-drone system"
It will keep robotic flyers away from airports, stadiums and test tracks.
by Jon Fingas
November 7, 2016
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