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Det har kun en rækkevidde på 1 km i dag – det begrænser jo nyttteværdien. Hvs man kan udvidde den, kan det jo blive et interessant anti-drone system , bla. fordi det kan ramme flere droner af gangen, hvis de sendes fra samme kilde med samme mål
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The British Army has, for the first time, used a directed-energy weapon to bring down a swarm of drones during trials. The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon demonstrator, or RF DEW, reflects a fast-growing trend to harness new ways of neutralizing the drone threat, both on the battlefield and for homeland defense.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense today announced the completion of the landmark trials, which took place at Air Defense Range Manorbier in West Wales. Operated by British Army soldiers, the RF DEW demonstrator, mounted on an RMMV HX60 4×4 truck chassis, was used to track, target, and defeat swarms of drones. In total, the trials saw the weapon bring down more than 100 drones, with one experiment including two swarms of drones that were neutralized in a single engagement — the total number of drones involved in that particular test was not disclosed.
As a directed-energy weapon, a broader category that also includes lasers, the RF DEW system tackles the target or targets without the use of a projectile. Instead, high-frequency radio waves disrupt or damage critical electronic components inside the drones, leading them to crash or malfunction.
The system is “capable of neutralizing multiple targets simultaneously with near-instant effect,” the U.K. Ministry of Defense said. Highly automated, the RF DEW includes sensors for detection and tracking, as well as the weapon itself, in a single integrated system. The sensor suite includes a wide-area surveillance radar, also used for tracking and targeting, plus an optical camera that the operator can use to identify particular targets.
Multiple drones are seen through the optics of an RF DEW system operator. Crown Copyright screencap
The Ministry of Defense added that RF DEW systems of this type are able to defeat airborne drones at ranges of up to one kilometer (0.6 miles) and are effective against threats that cannot otherwise be jammed using electronic warfare. The ministry added that the cost ‘per shot’ for the RF DEW is around 10 pence (or 13 U.S. cents).
The effector part of the RF DEW system which generates an intense beam of radio-frequency energy. Crown Copyright
“RF DEW is an exciting concept,” explained Sgt. Mayers, a senior remotely piloted air systems operator from the British Army’s 106 Regiment Royal Artillery. “We found the demonstrator quick to learn and easy to use. With improvements on range and power, which could come with further development, this would be a great asset to layered air defense.”
Mayers was described by the Ministry of Defense as the first British soldier to bring down drones using a radiofrequency weapon.
The RF DEW system was developed by an industry consortium led by Thales U.K., part of a U.K. government investment of more than £40 million (around $53 million) in research and development in this area.
Thales uses the commercial name RapidDestroyer for the RF DEW system that is used in the British Army trials. The company offers the system as a standalone counter-drone solution described as “part of a collective of effectors, or part of an integrated air defense configuration, such as ForceShield.” The ForceShield configuration includes radars, a control station, short-range surface-to-air missiles, and guns.
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Det er dejligt at se, at Engelske ingeniører stadig kan kunsten. Det var jo dem, der under ww2 opfandt magnetronen til brug i radar, og som nu om dage findes i ethvert hjem som Hf-kilde i mikrobølge ovenene.
RF DEW er jo blot begyndelsen. Når der for alvor bliver brug for dem, vil vi snart opleve systemer med meget højere effekt.
Det vi her oplever er, at idioters krig med droner, som de end ikke selv kan lave, bliver gjort helt til grin af klarhjernede ingeniørers opfindelser.
Den dims er ingenting ift Israels Rafael’s Iron Beam system. https://www.rafael.co.il/system/iron-beam/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=iron_beam_gsn&gad_source=1
Iøvrigt undrer det mig, at europæere tør kæfte op overfor Putin, nu hvor USA klart har meldt ud, at de ikke vil redde Europa igen, og nu, hvor det viser sig, at Europa hverken har soldater eller våben nok til at klare selv en lille trussel. Hvem er det mon, der rådgiver Mette? Det må være nogle ultra stupide folk!! Som nok burde have et job som gadefejere istedetfor.
Det er det uligevægtige og hysteriske fruentimmer Barbara B. Berthelsen, der “rådgiver” Mette Mink.
Under minkskandalen satte de to hystader politi og militær ind mod danske borgere – totalt uhørt.
Men desværre er der et rødt flertal i Folketinget, der har fredet de to dybt kriminelle kællinger – begge to burde sidde i spjældet, og afsone langvarige domme.
Designet er lidt Titanic agtigt. Dårligt stål. De ” andre tester lasere- Og UK leger med dampkraft endnu.