Battery-powered system can down a drone travelling at 100km/h, according to its developers, Melbourne-based AIM Defence
It acquired the Fractl:2 system, which its Australian developers say has the precision to shoot down a drone travelling at 100km an hour and can be operated remotely.
The Australian government paid $4.9m for the prototype from AIM Defence, which says it has performed over 200 drone defeats both indoors and outdoors. The Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 will take place in Canada from May to June and includes 15 companies from across the world, includingSean O’Byrne, a professor of aerospace engineering at Australian National University, said he is not aware of any similar technology being deployed to date, though there are a number of companies worldwide that are interested in the space.
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