The drone industry is booming

The counter-drone industry has been booming since the recent events at Gatwick Airport, during which one or more drones (which remains to be proven) stopped all air traffic at the airport for about 48 hours. . Another presumed sighting of drones has also recently closed at Heathrow Airport, the so-called pilot being charged this week.

Governments and private organizations are storing technologies to help protect themselves from threats. According to a report by Grand View Research, Inc., the global UAV market is expected to reach US $ 1.85 billion by 2024. This number is likely to increase after recent incidents in Gatwick.

These guarantees include the DroneGun Tactical, a portable rifle-shaped jammer. It is a safe solution against a wide range of UAV models. It allows controlled management of the payload of drones, such as explosives, without damaging current UAV models or the environment, as UAVs usually react via a vertical controlled landing on site or are not brought back to the point departure operator).

DroneGun Tactical

Effective coverage: Allows coverage up to 1 km, in a wide range of environmental conditions

Fully integrated: Simple battery-operated rifle style solution, one-person operation

Easy to use: no technical training for configuration or use required and very portable

Immediate video cessation: immediately stops the video transmission to the drone operator

Allows an investigation: the drone remains intact and available for forensic investigation

Additional frequency bands: Option to simultaneously disturb multiple RF frequency bands (433 MHz, 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz)

GNSS disturbance: Optional GNSS Disturbance Function (GPS, GLONASS)

Protected: Supplied unit packed in a custom carbon fiber briefcase.

CHARACTERISTICS:

DroneGun Specifications
Voltage: 14.8VDC
Effective range: up to 1 km
Weight of the rifle: 6.3 kg (2 x batteries)
User Feedback: Visual + Audio Optional
Black color

Actual frequencies
433 MHz (433.05 ~ 434.79 MHz)
915 MHz (Option 1 – 902 ~ 928 MHz) (Option 2 – 915 ~ 928 MHz)
(optional) GNSS L2 (1227 ~ 1251) and GNSS L1 (1575 ~ 1605)
2.4 GHz ISM (2400 ~ 2483.5 GHz)
5.8 GHz ISM (5725 ~ 5850 GHz)

Battery Specifications
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Options approved by NATO or available commercial
Quick release and recharging the battery
Operating time: 30min +

Environment
Operating temperature: -20 ° C to + 55 ° C (-4 ° F to + 131 ° F)
Designed for IP54

guarantee
12 months from the date of shipment

delivery
Shipped in a custom carbon fiber carrying case (IP67)
Dimensions: 1422mm x 450mm x 203mm (56 "x 17 3/4" x 8 ")
Total weight (packaging included): 16.5 kg (36.4 lb)

Everyone launches into the protection of drones

DroneGun Tactical has been successfully deployed worldwide since its launch in early 2018. Recent deployments of DroneShield are among the following:

• an order of 70 units by a Middle East Ministry of Defense
• a US military trial
• an order from a security agency of the Central American government
• an order from the national security agency of a large Asian country
• an order from Zain, one of the leading telecom operators in the Middle East
• an order for the use of a Western government security agency
• deployment of the DroneShield UAV detection system by the British Army.

Are drone companies taking advantage of these recently reported incidents? Absolutely, but can you blame them? As with any type of business, counter-drone companies will always seize the opportunity to make sales when an event such as Gatwick occurs.

Are the incidents of drones exaggerated?

Probably. There were always a lot of cases where drones were seen, but investigations then proved that a drone was not to blame. There is no doubt that drones continue to go wrong, but that does not mean that their reputation is not guaranteed. Given the reasonable price and the fact that it is a consumer product that everyone can buy, there will always be one or two bad apples that work badly and ruin it for everyone.

If you are a filmmaker and you are using a drone, you really should talk if you see someone doing the wrong thing with a drone. More and more incidents will only increase the regulation and possibly drone bans imposed by some countries.