Security through good cameras and bad signals
The United Kingdom is ready for robot-on-robot
warfare. A new anti-drone weapon system called the “Anti UAV Defense
System," which was developed by Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess
Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems Ltd, is a combination radar,
camera, and jamming system all built into device.
Here’s how it works. First, the radar identifies
and tracks the flying drone. Then, once the drone is within camera
range, the electro-optical camera follows the drone, keeping it in focus at all times. Finally, the jamming device attacks it: Three antennas send out a radio frequency signal to the targeted drone, trying to cut it off from its original controller. In seconds, the jammed drone stops in the air and then crashes to the ground.
The radar can find drones up to five miles away,
even ones as small as 15 square inches. This is good, because the system
seems to mostly work on small, commercial drones, and not the
high-flying Predator-types used by militaries. A brochure about the system
says it “may be used in remote or urban areas to prevent UAVs being
used for terrorist attacks, espionage, or other malicious activities
against sites with critical infrastructure.”
If the system works, maybe the White House should invest in one. Another drone crashed nearby earlier today.Author :
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