The Anti-Drone Tech Evolving On Ukraine's Front Lines (2024)

FAQs

Is there a gun that disables drones? ›

The DroneGun Mk4 can disrupt the control, navigation and video of multiple drones simultaneously. When disruption is triggered, UAS will typically respond via a vertical controlled landing on the spot, or return back to the operator controller or starting point.

There are devices like drone jammers that can disrupt signals, but their legality varies. You could also use a drone detection system to get alerts.

The Dedrone system allows the Ukrainian military to not only detect, track, and identify Russian drones, but also provides an effective mitigation solution.

The Zont (umbrella in Russian) creates an anti-drone bubble around a platform it is protecting, disabling aerial threats either by disrupting their communication links or live video recording, Russian state-backed Izvestia claimed, citing the developer Eliars.

Anti-drone guns with multiple frequency bands (GNSS, 2.4G and 5.8G) can disrupt the communication of drones and GPS navigation, forcing the drone to land or change its course. Net systems: this is a non-lethal way of capturing drones in the air using nets.

The DroneGun Tactical is a highly effective UAS countermeasure designed for two hand operation and long range defeat.

No, you can't. Shooting down a drone is a federal crime. And depending on where you live, it could also be a state crime, too.

How do you tell if a drone is spying on you? If you think you're being spied on, the best way to confirm is by using a radio counter-surveillance system to track down the drone. It decodes the radio waves generated by the drone and makes a pattern to show where signals are emanating from.

You should first contact the person controlling the drone and ask them to stop flying it over your property. In most cases, they will stop the conduct right away when they realize that it bothers you. If that does not work, you can raise a private nuisance claim.

For electronic warfare, tools can jam the communications link between drones and their operators — causing them to either return home or hover, or force them to crash.

How far can Ukraine drones fly? ›

It is now producing more than a hundred AQ400 Scythe long-range drones a month, with a range of 750km (465 miles). The company also makes hundreds of shorter range AQ100 Bayonet drones a month, which can fly a few hundred kilometres.

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The laser spot is around the size of a quarter, and keeping it tightly focused on a single point means it can burn through and destroy even larger drones – what the military call “Group 3” types – in a matter of seconds.

The spread of shot famously makes it easier to hit your target. One of the most common uses of shotguns is hitting flying targets, this could include birds and clay pigeons – but drones are also flying targets, so shotguns are their natural predators.

On the morning of 14 March 2023, a Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted and damaged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, causing it to crash into the Black Sea. This became the first direct contact between the Russian and United States Air Forces since the Cold War.

Raytheon's KuRFS and Coyote missiles are part of the US Army's integrated defeat system called LIDS, which is used to counter low, slow, and small unmanned aircraft. The KuRFS system offers 360-degree threat detection capabilities, while the Coyote missiles are cost-effective and can take down drones.

Are drone jammers legal? Drone jammers are not legal in the US per FCC regulations. "The use of "cell jammers" or similar devices designed to intentionally block, jam, or interfere with authorized radio communications (signal blockers, GPS jammers, or text stoppers, etc.) is a violation of federal law.

Drone jammers come in lots of different shapes and sizes. At the top level, you have high-power jammers and portable jammers. There are jammers that disrupt RF (as in remote control), jammers that disrupt GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems, as in GPS and its foreign counterparts), and some that can do both.

You should first contact the person controlling the drone and ask them to stop flying it over your property. In most cases, they will stop the conduct right away when they realize that it bothers you. If that does not work, you can raise a private nuisance claim.