U.S. military forces deploys with counter-drone systems to detect and defeat enemy quadcopters
February 7, 2017
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LONDON – An undisclosed number of anti-UAV Defense Systems (AUDS) have been supplied to U.S. forces and are now in operational service. The AUDS has been developed in a collaborative effort by a United Kingdom defense consortium comprised of Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics, and Enterprise Control Systems (ECS). IHS Jane's 360 reports. Continue reading original article
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
7 Feb. 2017 -- The counter-drone system primarily is designed to counter small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in particular quadcopters. It features the Blighter Systems A400 Series Ku-band electronic scanning air security radar, which is used to detect the UAV; Chess Dynamics' Hawkeye stabilized electro-optic director, infrared and daylight cameras, and target tracking software; and a directional RF inhibitor from ECS, which provides the disrupt element by selectively interfering with the command-and-control channels on the air vehicle.
According to the companies, the system is able to detect a target at a distance of 10 km and enact the full process of detect, track, and defeat in around 8-15 seconds; the operator is able to take control of the aircraft and force it to land.
U.S. military forces deploys with counter-drone systems to detect and defeat enemy quadcopters
