A system, vehicle and method for intercepting a rogue drone 30, the arrangement comprising: a broad-angle electromagnetic radiation emitter 10 for illuminating a cone of sky with coded electromagnetic radiation 12; and an air vehicle 20. The air vehicle 20 comprises: an electromagnetic radiation detector for receiving coded electromagnetic radiation reflected from a rogue drone operating in the cone of sky; and a controller for determining the position of the rogue drone based on the received coded electromagnetic radiation. The air vehicle preferably having a controller arranged to generate control signals to move the vehicle to intercept the rogue drone. The vehicle preferably including a drone neutralisation device such as an entanglement device.
Drone interception
2021-09-15
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch