Article 15WKJ Startup pitches anti-drone launcher as answer to rogue UAVs

Startup pitches anti-drone launcher as answer to rogue UAVs

by
Samuel Gibbs
from on (#15WKJ)

Northumberland-based OpenWorks Engineering's SkyWall fires net-containing projectiles to disable and capture nuisance civilian drones

What's the answer to a drone that has gone rogue and is flying where it shouldn't? According to Northumberland-based startup OpenWorks Engineering, it's an air-powered net launcher that fires small anti-drone projectiles.

The SkyWall is a new shoulder-mounted compressed-air launcher that fires shells containing a net and parachute to capture and bring a drone back to the ground without damaging it.

Continue reading...

rc.img

rc.img

rc.img

a2.img
ach.imga2t.imga2t2.imgmf.gif
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.theguardian.com/theguardian/technology/rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.theguardian.com/
Reply 0 comments