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I wonder if there will be drone hunter jobs in the future. Or are already? Also how do you even shoot down a drone? Netguns? Laser? Frequency jamming?

• ddalex 8y ago
  If I'd be asked to develop technology for this, I'd look at a building a directional EMP gun. Frequency jamming won't work if the drone is flying autonomously (waypoint following is trivial). Netguns have limited range (how do you shoot something up 200m in the air?). Laser is not powerful enough, or, it it is, it's very dangerous to those in vicinity. Directional EMP pulse that disables the electronics seems the best bet.
  • bencollier49 8y ago
    The police don't want to fire bullets. Even directional EMP sounds a bit on the dodgy side at an airport.
  • TeMPOraL 8y ago
    Or radar. Wouldn't a military-grade radar be able to essentially fry a drone if focused at close range?
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    • DerekRobot 8y ago
      At least in amateur radio, antennas too close can damage a radio if they're on the same band. I've heard the F-18's radar can kill animals. AFAIK, most drones use 2.4Ghz radios, or just pure wifi.
  • wongarsu 8y ago
    If I would be asked to develop technology for this I would buy an Iron Beam [1] system and call it a day. Iron Beam is basically a laser weapon for destroying short range rockets with 4-second laser bursts. It would make short work of any drones and I can skip the research and development skip. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Beam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Beam
    • bdz 8y ago
      Hah you are right and the a smaller version against drones also exist https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/33796 https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/33796 And the British Army already using it! https://www.janes.com/article/82347/uk-signs-for-drone-dome-c-uas-system https://www.janes.com/article/82347/uk-signs-for-drone-dome-...