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Airbus Rolls Out Anti-Drone System (networkworld.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the air-superiority dept.

coondoggie writes: The Airbus anti-drone system employs infrared cameras, radar technology and sensors to spot and track drones over six miles away, the company says. If the incoming drone is considered suspicious, the system can use electronic signals to jam the drone's communications and more: “Based on an extensive threat library and real-time analysis of control signals, a jammer interrupts the link between drone and pilot and/or its navigation. Furthermore, the direction finder tracks the position of the pilot who subsequently can be dealt with by law enforcement. Due to the Smart Responsive Jamming Technology developed by Airbus Defence and Space, the jamming signals are blocking only the relevant frequencies used to operate the drone while other frequencies in the vicinity remain operational. Since the jamming technology contains versatile receiving and transmitting capabilities, more sophisticated measures like remote control classification and GPS spoofing can be utilized as well. This allows effective and specific jamming and, therefore, a takeover of the UAV,” the company stated.

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  1. April fool's day? by Obfuscant · · Score: 4, Informative
    Please tell me this is an April Fool's joke.

    Jamming the WiFi control signals to remove the UAS from the pilot's control? GPS spoofing to disrupt the GPS for every other GPS user within range?

    Deliberate and willful interference with regulated radio services should be, and is, a federal crime.

  2. Re:jamming by sexconker · · Score: 2, Informative

    2.4GHz allows very directional antennas. It is possible to hit a drone with a spot beam without wrecking all 2.4GHz comms on the ground. They must have tought of this - otherwise, the device won't be legal.

    Jamming radio communications is illegal regardless of how selectively you do it.

  3. Re:That a better answer than stopping sales by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 3, Informative

    You don't even need to read the article - just look at the picture - to know this is a ground-based system. There is no "that aircraft screwing with their GPS."

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  4. Re:So at first... by plover · · Score: 4, Informative

    The request came from the Department of Justice. These are to be installed in fixed locations, such as the roof of a prison. Just because Airbus created them does not mean they intend to install them on their aircraft.

    And very few prisons are traveling at 4 miles per minute, even those on final approach. :-)

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