With my Freeze Ray I will stop--
Posted on 10/08/2015 11:24:36 AM PDT by McGruff
Three British companies have created a device to deter drones from entering sensitive areas by freezing them in mid-flight.
The Anti-UAV Defense System (Auds) works by covertly jamming a drone's signal, making it unresponsive.
After this disruption, the operator is likely to retrieve the drone believing that it has malfunctioned.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Shotgun shells are cheaper...
The US Army recently demonstrated a prototype weapon which fires special projectiles at UAVs to damage them.
These projectiles can be steered on approach to the drone, which is tracked on the ground with radar.
The article is written by a reporter with the understanding of a cave man.
Don’t they switch to autopilot when they lose communication. And how protected are they from jamming and noise? Seems like all of this would have been considered in the design.
However, there are probably different levels of complexity and cost. Cheap low end drones have no protection. Expensive high end drones have lots of protection plus other techie advantages.
Maybe he watched some of the latest Dr. Who were Missy had the planes frozen in time.
Missy is growing on me. Roger Delgado was the best.
Newer models are programmed to return to base upon loss of communication.
Thus, this technology is rendered moot.
Years ago I worked on a paper for the DHS regarding pipeline cyber security. The phrase that stuck with me was “if you mandate a 12-foot fence somebody’s just gonna bring a 13 foot ladder”.
It was on that day I gave up.
Does not stop drones that are running a pre-programmed course.
With my Freeze Ray I will stop--
The Brits are working on a system to take out drones at 22 miles ... using a laser.
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