DroneDefender® Counter-UAS Device

The DroneDefender device, acquired by Dedrone in 2019, is a directed-energy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) countermeasure developed by Battelle.

As small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) became more ubiquitous, Battelle recognized that unidentified UAS pose a serious risk to government agencies and officials. The revolutionary DroneDefender device was developed to counter these threats. 

Traditional defense mechanisms against UAS, such as shooting them down, were not tenable within the U.S. under current regulations. Other potential solutions posed safety risks and the proliferation of drones overseas demanded an effective and easy-to-deploy solution.

The DroneDefender counter-UAS device couples innovative technology with efficient design for safe, reliable, proven security from airborne threats. It quickly disrupts the adversary's control of the drone, neutralizing it so that no remote action, including detonation, can occur, minimizing drone damage and risk to public safety.

It is part of Battelle’s mission to develop technology and to ensure it is commercialized and deployed as quickly as possible to help society.

The Solution

The DroneDefender solution, which utilizes a non-kinetic solution to defend airspace against UAS, such as quadcopters and hexacopters, operated without compromising safety or risking collateral damage. The easy-to-use, lightweight, point-and-shoot system required no extensive training.

This innovative system provided instantaneous disruption of unwanted UAS using two different defenses:


Remote control drone disruption


GPS disruption

 
Features included:

• 2 continuous hours of operation

• 15 pounds

• Multiple antennas

• Disruption electronics 

• Battery operated

Note: This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission before it can be marketed to non-Federal users. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased in the United States, other than to the United States government and its agencies, until authorization is obtained. Under current law, the DroneDefender device may be used in the United States only by authorized employees of the Federal government and its agencies, and use by others may be illegal. Due to Federal regulations, this video is a simulation of the Battelle DroneDefender device. It has, though, been successfully tested and utilized in Federal government-conducted field applications.