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Analyzing the US Air Force's New "Portable Hobby Drone Disruptors" Solicitation (vortex.com)

Posted by timothy on from the this-side-toward-enemy dept.

Lauren Weinstein writes: The U.S. Air Force has just issued a solicitation for a radio-based 'Portable Anti Drone Defense' system — essentially a remote drone disruption device that can be easily used by someone familiar with — well — shooting guns. The Air Force wants three units to start with. Delivery required 30 days after awarding of the contract. It does indeed make for interesting reading, and I thought it might be instructive to dig into the technical details a bit ...

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  1. Hang on by liqu1d · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Can't they just use a shotgun?

  2. Re:Tough luck FCC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm not an expert on this, but the answer is probably not what you expect.

    Military use of radio is NOT regulated by the FCC, but by NTIA.

    So that just because FCC regs mean that civilian users could not lawfully jam 2.4 ISM band, that does not answer the question of whether the military can.