Posted on Mar 9, 2016
High-tech 'bazooka' fires a net to take down drones | Fox News
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Could this bazooka-style device become a crucial weapon in law enforcement’s battle with drones?
The brainchild of U.K.-based OpenWorks Engineering, SkyWall 100 uses a compressed air launcher to fire smart projectiles at targeted drones.
Related: White House gets drone defense wake-up call
The system, which has a range of 328 feet, uses a high-tech scope to lock on to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). An onboard computer then tracks the target’s flight path and calculates the trajectory required for the projectile to intercept either a hovering or flying drone.
The canister-style projectile opens up when it reaches the drone and uses a net to capture the flying device. The projectile then deploys a parachute to bring the captured drone and the canister components safely back to the ground.
OpenWorks Engineering believes that physically capturing a drone can be extremely useful for law enforcement. “Once captured it can be impounded, forensically investigated or simply handed back with some words of education where appropriate,” it explained, in a statement, adding that the risk of damaging the drone is also reduced.
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(SkyWall 100 in action (OpenWorks Engineering) )
SkyWall 100 will be exhibited at a U.K. government Security and Policing event on March 8. OpenWorks Engineering says that it is working with a number of governments and private organizations around the world and expects to see the first SkyWall 100 systems in use before the end of 2016
The brainchild of U.K.-based OpenWorks Engineering, SkyWall 100 uses a compressed air launcher to fire smart projectiles at targeted drones.
Related: White House gets drone defense wake-up call
The system, which has a range of 328 feet, uses a high-tech scope to lock on to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). An onboard computer then tracks the target’s flight path and calculates the trajectory required for the projectile to intercept either a hovering or flying drone.
The canister-style projectile opens up when it reaches the drone and uses a net to capture the flying device. The projectile then deploys a parachute to bring the captured drone and the canister components safely back to the ground.
OpenWorks Engineering believes that physically capturing a drone can be extremely useful for law enforcement. “Once captured it can be impounded, forensically investigated or simply handed back with some words of education where appropriate,” it explained, in a statement, adding that the risk of damaging the drone is also reduced.
Related Image
SkyWall2Expand / Contract
(SkyWall 100 in action (OpenWorks Engineering) )
SkyWall 100 will be exhibited at a U.K. government Security and Policing event on March 8. OpenWorks Engineering says that it is working with a number of governments and private organizations around the world and expects to see the first SkyWall 100 systems in use before the end of 2016
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Thanks for sharing SP5 Mark Kuzinski I was interested that the article used the term Bazooka which a WWII weapon instead of the more modern LAW or similar weapon.
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SrA Edward Vong
I think it's because "bazooka" is a term that more people can recognize. Than again, with modern video games, sometimes using the correct term can work now.
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LTC Stephen F.
SrA Edward Vong - I concur with you that "bazooka" is readily recognizable. I suspect it may be more due to Bazooka Joe and Bazooka Bubble gum that the WWII antitank weapon. SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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