Authorities in China have now begun field-testing their latest anti-drone “gun” that is capable of taking down any un-welcomed drone. Police officers in the country were recently armed with the new drone jamming gun at a big soccer game in Wuhan, China. Any drone that trespassed within the event’s premises were disabled and forced to land through the system’s signal jamming capabilities.
Cost and implementation of the new system
China’s new anti-drone weapon reportedly costs $19,000 each. Despite the stratospheric price, the Chinese government is apparently still interested in purchasing several units to help them take down unmanned aerial threats. Being one of the biggest manufacturers of drone systems means that the country does need potent countermeasures that will help it stop unauthorized flying robots from accessing sensitive and vulnerable areas.
The new jamming system is reportedly capable of taking down targets up to a kilometer away, which gives it enough range to take down incoming aerial threats before they arrive. Chinese authorities are taking these types of threats seriously, which is why more units will likely be purchased for different policing agencies within the country.
Source: blastingnews
Issues I see with this is..
1. You have to know it’s there first. Do you have people just watching the skyline all day?
2. DJI’s Phantom 4 can fly 70km per hour. If you can hit a target moving that fast, at 1km you should be on the Chinese Skeet shooting team.
3. Bad people can run several cheap UAVs and swam an area.
4. If you hit the UAV it will start to return home, when it gets past the guns range at 1km The operator will again have control and they can try the approach again for a different direction/angle.
5. Trying to hold this “rifle” on target for long periods of time will be extremely tiring.
6. I think this would have a better use as a real life video game with one side flying drones, while the other side tries to shoot them down. I’ll bet my flying skills can avoid the shooter??