Tel Aviv: Israeli company D-Fend has unveiled the new version of its CUAS system. Drones have become a major threat to armed forces around the world. To counter it, many defence systems have been developed to deal with this growing problem.
But this one is unique – Israeli company D-Fend has developed a radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone takeover technology. In response to the fast growing threat, the company has recently unveiled the new version of this system – the EnforceAir2.
According to Jeffrey Starr, chief marketing officer of D- Fend, the system now comes with even more power, performance, portability, and range, all in a more compact and accessible system.
First to the uniqueness of the system- most defence systems against UAV are based on either soft kill, disrupting the flying threat so it won’t pose a danger or a hard kill, using different types of projectiles to shoot down the unmanned threat. This in many cases is not enough. So D-Fend developed a system that uses Cyber to actually take full control on the UAV or drone , and this after “interrogating” it to measure the level of threat.
Starr said that the new system has longer-range detection and mitigation coverage. He added that the system overcomes limitations of traditional commercial off-the-shelf SDR platforms.
“Multiple receivers and transmitters; powerful real-time processing; advanced RF technology; compliance with radio regulations,” Starr added and pointed out the fact that the system can be used as a stationary one, a mobile one and even one contained in a back pack.
“The system’s brand-new backpack deployment provides flexible on-the-move full capability protection for tactical and stealth operations in a compact ultra-mobile solution,” Starr said.
Adding further, he said that EnforceAir2’s multi-use deployment kit enables tactical teams to overcome deployment challenges and achieve total operational flexibility. This includes: (i) Quick set-up, locking, and release mechanisms for rapid conversions between deployments (ii) Short to medium-term stationary deployment options for tactical teams (iii) Tactical, Vehicular, Stationary, and Man-Portable (backpack) deployments (iv) Best-in-Class SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) delivering unprecedented power and portability, in a compact, lightweight small form factor, with easy transport, and simple handling and set-up.
In a special demonstration, a company team operated the system. A drone approached the area where the system was located. It interrogated the drone and after it was defined as a hostile one, it took full control. The drone stopped its flight toward the system, and then was sent back to a safe open space and was forced to land.
The company’s systems are being used around the world by military units and homeland security organisations .
“The systems has protected many public events in a number of countries where a drone threat was on the threat list,” Starr said.
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-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
