Posted on Jan 29, 2016
Army Testing New Weapons to Combat Weaponized Drones
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The U.S. Army is close to selecting a new style of weapon designed to stop an imminent threat of terrorists using drones to fly bombs into military and government facilities.
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, commonly known as drones, have become an effective, reliable tool to help commanders gather battlefield intelligence. They have also exploded on the commercial market, flooding toy stores and hobby shops with inexpensive, multi-propeller drones.
They're small, extremely quiet and fly at high altitudes, making them difficult to detect. A year ago, a DJI Phantom evaded Secret Service radar and landed on the White House lawn.
The Federal Aviation Administration instituted a no drone zone around the nation's capital in July with a 15-mile no-fly zone around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, just south of Washington. The FAA expanded the no-drone zone in late December to a 30-mile radius, encircling much of southern and central Maryland and northern Virginia.
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, commonly known as drones, have become an effective, reliable tool to help commanders gather battlefield intelligence. They have also exploded on the commercial market, flooding toy stores and hobby shops with inexpensive, multi-propeller drones.
They're small, extremely quiet and fly at high altitudes, making them difficult to detect. A year ago, a DJI Phantom evaded Secret Service radar and landed on the White House lawn.
The Federal Aviation Administration instituted a no drone zone around the nation's capital in July with a 15-mile no-fly zone around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, just south of Washington. The FAA expanded the no-drone zone in late December to a 30-mile radius, encircling much of southern and central Maryland and northern Virginia.
Army Testing New Weapons to Combat Weaponized Drones
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Drones
Terrorism
Combat
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As an air defender it's excessively hard. The name of the game is detection. The sooner you can spot the threat the faster you can prosecute the track. Having a weapon is only as good as the eyes wielding it. Detection and destruction should be equal priorities. The Sentinel is a good radar system but it still has its limits. As does the Stinger and Avenger systems. A high intensity laser or microwave projector would probably be most effective, especially in congested urban environments where collateral fl damage is a big consideration .
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Given the difficulties in defending against drones with conventional weapons this will be a welcome addition to our defenders arsenal.
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