The U.S. Marine Corps has accepted a new handheld device to combat commercial drones in trial operation. The novelty was presented by IXI Technology at Sea Aire Space 2018 in Washington.
As the creators told, the new device is designed to counter commercial drones, which use the frequency 2400-2483 MHz to communicate with the operator. From the usual “anti-drone” gun “Dronkiller” differs in that, what does not jam the signal of the copter, but adds extra data to the signal, which deprive the administration. As a result, he falls or returns to base on autopilot..
The device weighs about the same, how many machine, – 3,5 kg, because you can easily take it with you. “Dronkiller” detects a copter signal for three seconds in a radius 1 km. Thanks to the lithium-ion battery, it can work for four hours without interruption. This is enough, to repel the attack, and then quietly recharge. Training in use “Dronkiller” takes less than a minute.
The Pentagon plans to use “dronkiller” in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to combat terrorist drones. Recently, they have been actively using copters during urban battles., as well as to commit sabotage
