Raksha Anirveda Defence Magazine January - March 2022

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Israel Diary begins to neutralise the drone’s navigation and communication capabilities. According to Elbit, ReDrone is designed to detect, identify, track and neutralise different types of drones that are flown within a range of radio frequency communication protocols.

Powerful lasers

Drone Dome System

ReDrone is designed to detect, identify, track and neutralise different types of drones that are flown within a range of radiofrequency communication protocols The drone threat is neutralised by activation of directional GPS/GNSS and radio-frequency inhibitor/ jammer devices. A laser weapon is optional. In a recent demo conducted in Israel, Rafael’s Drone Dome system performed interceptions of multiple drones, including manoeuvring targets, using its hard-kill Laser beam. The company says this version achieved 100 per cent success in all tests. The stages of the interceptions included target detection, identification, and interception with a highpower laser beam.

ReDrone system

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Elbit Systems also developed an anti-drone system, the Redrone.

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According to the company, this system can detect, identify, locate and neutralise commercial drone threats in real-time, delivering exceptionally effective countermeasures for civilian, HLS, military and paramilitary defence. The company says that the ReDrone system has been developed using sophisticated, field-proven SIGINT and EW technologies to create a twolevel solution that provides options for both short and long-range protection, making it ideal for use in multiple scenarios, including the defence of borders, airports, strategic facilities, public events, convoys and VIPs. The ReDrone has a 360° coverage and can detect and defeat single or multiple drones simultaneously. As a passive system with reactive jamming, the system transmits only when a drone is detected. Once detected, an automatic alert is sent, and the process

The evolution of the anti-UAV/ drone systems will be affected directly by the power of laser systems. The currently used laser systems can kill a drone as well as a small UAV from a relatively short range and altitude. The effort now is to find ways to integrate more powerful lasers into these systems. The detection and verification phases are performed now almost flawlessly by many sensors, in most cases, by integrating their capabilities. The aim now is to achieve the positive kill of drones and relatively big UAVs. In a video recently released by Elbit, the company presented the concept of the system: installing a powerful laser on the fore section of a UAV. According to Elbit, the company was selected by the ministry of defence to provide a laser-based solution that will protect Israel from missiles and rockets. This is in addition to the operational Iron Dome systems manufactured by Rafael. Elbit estimates that this technology is expected to be one of its growth engines in the coming years. An Elbit source said that the company has achieved a technological breakthrough that enables it to build an operating system if the defence ministry funds the project.. –The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda


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