Anti-drone defense for the common man!

[kage69]

And I'm not talking about a shotgun with bird shot!

http://taskandpurpose.com/blast-drones-sky-street-legal-bazooka/

"SkyWall 100, a drone-neutralizing bazooka developed by the British company OpenWorks Engineering that will be available for civilian purchase later this year.

While other bazookas typically use explosive projectiles to destroy their targets, the SkyWall 100 administers justice with a softer touch. Instead of detonating, the projectile, which communicates with the bazooka via something called a SmartScope, deploys a net that grabs the drone mid-flight and then parachutes it safely back to Earth where it belongs."

Why blast that drone when you can capture it? Either make a point and hand it over, smash away, or tax that ass. I love it. :biggrin:

I can see airports and private clubs hiring guys with a few of these to cut down on uninvited prying eyes. Very cool. Embedded youtube clip, check it out or you and I are done professionally.

 

[Jhhnn]

And I'm not talking about a shotgun with bird shot!

http://taskandpurpose.com/blast-drones-sky-street-legal-bazooka/

"SkyWall 100, a drone-neutralizing bazooka developed by the British company OpenWorks Engineering that will be available for civilian purchase later this year.

While other bazookas typically use explosive projectiles to destroy their targets, the SkyWall 100 administers justice with a softer touch. Instead of detonating, the projectile, which communicates with the bazooka via something called a SmartScope, deploys a net that grabs the drone mid-flight and then parachutes it safely back to Earth where it belongs."

Why blast that drone when you can capture it? Either make a point and hand it over, smash away, or tax that ass. I love it. :biggrin:

I can see airports and private clubs hiring guys with a few of these to cut down on uninvited prying eyes. Very cool. Embedded youtube clip, check it out or you and I are done professionally.

Some people apparently have way too much money.

 

[mxnerd]

99% of the time this will be useless.

By the time operator arrives the area, the drone is gone.

 

[Jaskalas]

If you want to stop a drone - you fight it with another drone.
Or you become the US military and burn it up with a real laser.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Yeah, the range on this is going to be really limited and would require the drone to be at low altitude, stationary or moving slowly and predictably, and that the drone operator is oblivious of the nut with the bazooka.

But, you can bet there will be more than a few police departments get them -- and use them. Imagine some guy flying a drone, legally, and a cop comes along and shoots the drone down causing it to crash onto a 4 year old girl killing her. Who do you think would get the blame for that?


Brian

 

[LPCTech]

Yeah, the range on this is going to be really limited and would require the drone to be at low altitude, stationary or moving slowly and predictably, and that the drone operator is oblivious of the nut with the bazooka.

But, you can bet there will be more than a few police departments get them -- and use them. Imagine some guy flying a drone, legally, and a cop comes along and shoots the drone down causing it to crash onto a 4 year old girl killing her. Who do you think would get the blame for that?


Brian

This guy didnt watch the video or read the entire first post, but he did share his expert opinion like so many do.

 

[Victorian Gray]

Meanwhile, Dutch police have this method of bringing down a drone:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/dutch-eagles-save-us-1.3429342

 

[Brian Stirling]

This guy didnt watch the video or read the entire first post, but he did share his expert opinion like so many do.

Way ahead of ya ... I read about this about a month ago as I follow a drone new group.

The more likely tech to stop a drone is the RF disrupter that interferes with the RC to Drone comm link. It's not foolproof, but it's odds of stopping a drone are probably 100X that of the bazooka net.

A lot of tech companies with connections to the military and police develop shit like this as they know there customers will eat it up like hot cakes. How much for that bazooka net thingy... only $100K ... oh, great, we'll take 10...


Brian

 

[kage69]

Way ahead of ya ... I read about this about a month ago as I follow a drone new group.

The more likely tech to stop a drone is the RF disrupter that interferes with the RC to Drone comm link. It's not foolproof, but it's odds of stopping a drone are probably 100X that of the bazooka net.

A lot of tech companies with connections to the military and police develop shit like this as they know there customers will eat it up like hot cakes. How much for that bazooka net thingy... only $100K ... oh, great, we'll take 10...


Brian

Then why was your initial post ignorant of the fact this system safely parachutes the drone to the ground? Funny how you spaced that given it's one of the main points advertised, and you managed to miss my reference to it (a la ransom) in the OP too.

I'd love to see you source your price there, given the manufacturer hasn't released any pricing info yet. $100k sounds steep for even the turret version - yes, they make a super charged turret version with a remote control station, check the brochure.

 

[OutHouse]

The more likely tech to stop a drone is the RF disrupter that interferes with the RC to Drone comm link

these systems are being installed a prisons.

 

[trenchfoot]

Wait for the signal hacker/jacker to come along for that frequency band.

More fun and profit.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Then why was your initial post ignorant of the fact this system safely parachutes the drone to the ground? Funny how you spaced that given it's one of the main points advertised, and you managed to miss my reference to it (a la ransom) in the OP too.

I'd love to see you source your price there, given the manufacturer hasn't released any pricing info yet. $100k sounds steep for even the turret version - yes, they make a super charged turret version with a remote control station, check the brochure.

First of all the parachute is an OPTION! Let that sink in for a moment...

They have also mentioned a warhead option! Let that sink in for a moment...

I have no source for a price, but having worked in the military and being in the tech industry for more than 30 years I think I have a good ballpark sense about that. Could it be much less, well maybe, but given that the number of units they can expect to sell is rather limited it would be difficult to recoup engineering costs not counting the hardware costs. I'd guess the odds of it being less is less than it being more.


Brian

 

[kage69]

First of all the parachute is an OPTION! Let that sink in for a moment...

Where does it say it's an option? The safe, intact delivery of a target drone is mentioned time and time again as one of the main selling points. Why is it an option when they seem to be so proud of the fact that were a user to miss, the chute deploys so all the goods come back to earth unharmed and can be reused?

They have also mentioned a warhead option! Let that sink in for a moment...

Not sure why that's relevant, given the selling points of the system that have been mentioned repeatedly. Can you see why that might be a non-issue for someone stressing the legal availability of this product? Again, so what?

I have no source for a price, but having worked in the military and being in the tech industry for more than 30 years I think I have a good ballpark sense about that.

That doesn't make you unique regarding this story, sorry, and a hundred large is a pretty big ballpark.

Could it be much less, well maybe, but given that the number of units they can expect to sell is rather limited it would be difficult to recoup engineering costs not counting the hardware costs. I'd guess the odds of it being less is less than it being more.

I can't agree with these assumptions at all, sounds like more fiction mixed with the butthurt of a competitor almost. With the explosion of drone usage around the world and the fact that this method allows for data retrieval, target marking, low cost operation and doesn't utilize eagles or explosives (neither allowed for civilians). I think this company has the right idea, but if they will be ripping people off with extreme prices remains to be seen. Given this tech doesn't have much in the way of predecessors and has been developed and produced in the UK, I'm OK with the wait and see approach. Let that sink in for a moment...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Drone nerd fight! I wager 2 Quatloos.

 

[kage69]

This one seems like it would be a lot of fun to use, and would probably make for less chasing things in a car or on foot.

http://www.popsci.com/drone-catcher-drone-fires-nets-at-lesser-drones


Anti-drone robotic falconry! That must be nice, not having to feed anything after a good job, or worry about it deciding to go after a pigeon. :biggrin: The netgun only has a range of 40ft though, whereas the SkyWall goes out to 100 meters.

I'm starting to resent people who get to sit around and make these things!

 

[Paratus]

No regular person needs an anti-drone bazooka.

 

[trenchfoot]

No regular person needs anti-drone bazooka.

Get a little creative and there's all kinds of other ways to use it.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Where does it say it's an option? The safe, intact delivery of a target drone is mentioned time and time again as one of the main selling points. Why is it an option when they seem to be so proud of the fact that were a user to miss, the chute deploys so all the goods come back to earth unharmed and can be reused?




Not sure why that's relevant, given the selling points of the system that have been mentioned repeatedly. Can you see why that might be a non-issue for someone stressing the legal availability of this product? Again, so what?




That doesn't make you unique regarding this story, sorry, and a hundred large is a pretty big ballpark.




I can't agree with these assumptions at all, sounds like more fiction mixed with the butthurt of a competitor almost. With the explosion of drone usage around the world and the fact that this method allows for data retrieval, target marking, low cost operation and doesn't utilize eagles or explosives (neither allowed for civilians). I think this company has the right idea, but if they will be ripping people off with extreme prices remains to be seen. Given this tech doesn't have much in the way of predecessors and has been developed and produced in the UK, I'm OK with the wait and see approach. Let that sink in for a moment...

Question for ya...

If they use a warhead will they also use a parachute? If not then...

I stand by my cost estimate. The purely net and parachute option might well be a bit less than $100K, but, again, they designed this system to also accept warheads and you can't possible think they're going to do that with a toy do you?

But, we'll know soon enough what the actual costs are and who's buying them so arguing over this changes nothing.


Brian