BBC Focus - 09.2019

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PARIS, FRANCE

Looking rather like props
from an action film, these
NEROD F5 devices are
actually high-tech drone
jammers, designed to
scramble the signal of an
enemy unmanned air
system (UAS).
On 14 July, this
demonstration of the
NEROD F5 stunned crowds
at the Bastille Day parade
in Paris. When the trigger is
pulled, the gun fires
microwave-frequency
signals towards the drone,
which then disrupts any
communication between
the drone and its pilot. This
means the pilot can no
longer direct the drone.
The rie-style design of
the NEROD F5 is unlike
most drone scramblers,
which usually require a
large baery that is worn
in a backpack by the
operator. Other methods of
bringing down drones
include sending a false GPS
signal to the drone, which
confuses its sense of
direction and positioning,
or distracting a drone’s
camera with a laser beam.

REUTERS

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