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20/08/20

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Originally posted by slats1961: ↑

I'm not sure that Droneshield fit in here but it is interesting that the escalation of drone news keeps growing and appears to be a significant form of weaponry that will require ways to DILR it.

The War Zone - 16th August 2020

As part of a larger "ecosystem" to defeat these threats, there is a need for "a family of small and large unmanned air launched systems that operate as members of a team with other manned and unmanned platforms to detect, identify, locate, report (DILR) and deliver lethal and non-lethal effects against threats," it continues.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/35726/the-army-has-unveiled-its-plan-for-swarms-of-electronic-warfare-enabled-air-launched-drones

The Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) released a request for information for possible drones and associated technologies that could into various types of these Air Launch Effects (ALE) on Aug. 12, 2020. The contracting notice is focused primarily on prospective drones that fit into "large" and "small" size categories and systems to enable them to perform one or more of four different functions, active and passive surveillance types, decoys, and those capable of "disrupting" the enemy via non-kinetic strikes.

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I'm very skeptical about Droneshield's fitness for military applications. At best it might be of use defending homeland infrastructure against civilian intrusion. Given that the equipment uses passive detection methods, which rely on the drone emitting a recognisable radio signature on a predictable wavelength, it seems unlikely that it would be able to detect, track or disable enemy military drones: they just wouldn't be using the frequencies that Droneshield operates on.

I would be more encouraged by the increasing drone-related news coverage if a) some of it was about Droneshield, and b) if Droneshield showed a glimmer of ability to leverage the news and close a deal.

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