The tests are part of a rapid effort by the U.S. government to develop an answer to small drones, which are increasingly being used by terror groups and drug cartels. The staggering demand hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of funding for research, in contrast to the relatively cheap cost of small consumer drones has already created a private economy to produce counter-drone technology for the military, involving dozens of aerospace and defense companies.
In the current fiscal year, the Defense Department is looking to spend at least $404 million on research and development and at least $83 million on procurement of counter-UAS technology, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. And other agencies, including Customs and Border Protection, are looking to capture a share of the market, raising concerns that the efforts could lead to further surveillance and militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border.
operations. i don t believe we would have seen hardly any vehicles be damaged if we would have the ability to bring in aircraft and redirect the fire. first responders say they are only seeing an increase in dangerous incidents with drones. and they need a way to fight back both in the interest of the public safety and their own. there are companies making technology to do just that. that red light means i am now disrupting all of the drones that are in about a 30-degree arc in front of of my unit. ixi technology recently demonstrated their so-called drone killer to first responders. it sends a radio signal on the same frequency as the drones control device causing most drones to go back where they took off from. if that doesn t work, the device can jam the drone s g.p.s. signal and force it to land. the trouble is federal regulations prohibit this type of counter measure without special authorization. there has been the swat operation going on.
aircraft out of the air. according to the department of interior over 40 drone incidents were reported near wildfires. this fire torched over two dozen vehicles on the hoy. we had drone operations that forced us to shut down air operations. i don t believe we would of seen hardly any vehicles damaged if we had the ability to bring in aircraft to redirect the fire. first responders say they only see a increase in dangerous incidents with drones. they need a way to fight back. also for the interest of the public safety and there own. there are companies making technology to do just that. that red light means i m disrupting all drones in a 30° ark in front of my unit. this new technology called a drone killer was demonstrated to
seg apartment damage and pick one of the aircraft out of the air. according to the department of the interior, last year, there were over 40 reported drone incidents near wildfires. in 2015, california s north fire torched nearly 2 dozen vehicles on a major highway in san bernardino county. we had drone operations that actually forced us to shut down all of our air operations. i don t believe we would have seen hardly any vehicles be damaged if we had the ability to bring in aircraft and redirect the fire. first responders say they re only seeing an increase in dangerous incidents with drones. and they need a way to fight back. in the interests of the public safety, and their own. there are companies making technology to do just that. that red light means i am now disrupting all of the drones that are in about a 30 degree arc in front of my unit. ixi technology recently demonstrated their so-called drone killer to first responders.
of warfare. ainsley: drone killer. drone killer. made by former lockheed martin volunteers same technology used to detect north korea s blisms. repurposeed to detect drones from up to a mile away. transmitter that will fire a radio frequency energy. steve: not a laser. nothing comes shooting out of that other than beams of sound. exactly. it s a drone gun without any bullets. actually transmitting radio frequencies to essentially jam the signal of that drone as it is flying in the air. you can make it so the drone just crashes or trigger of the drone and overtake its snral so that it will return bark to base and gork back to the operator. steve: blow that person up. hopefully i. >it s hard tosee a drone, right? it will detect it even if you can t see it. then can you fire it s