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Specialist equipment
deployed by the British Army to enable the reopening of the runway on Friday
included the deployment of Rafael's Israeli technology to end Gatwick drone
chaos.
By Eytan Halon December 21, 2018
Israeli firm unveils
'Drone Dome' that defends against aerial attacks.
The British Army
deployed advanced Israeli anti-drone technology after unmanned aerial vehicles
caused the UK's second-busiest airport to completely cease operations for
almost 36 hours.
Britain deployed the
military and police snipers on Thursday to combat drones that were identified
flying near to Gatwick Airport's runway, leading to the cancellation of over
800 flights and travel chaos for 120,000 passengers.
Specialist equipment
deployed by the British Army to enable the reopening of the runway on Friday
included the deployment of Rafael's Drone Dome system.
Britain became the
first customer of Rafael's anti-drone systems in August when it purchased six
Drone Domes, believed to be worth a combined $20m., to protect sensitive
military installations and sites on which British armed forces are deployed.
Rafael describes the
Drone Dome as an "innovative end-to-end system designed to provide
effective airspace defense against hostile drones used by terrorists and
criminals to perform aerial attacks, collect intelligence, and other
intimidating activities."
The system has
360-degree circular coverage and is designed to rapidly detect, track and
neutralize drones classified as threats. The systems purchased by the British
Army are not equipped with a laser-based beam to destroy the drones, but are
capable of jamming radio frequencies to prevent the drone from being able to
move.
Earlier this month,
Argentinian authorities also relied on Israeli anti-drone technology to protect
world leaders at the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit.
The Drone Guard
system, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA Systems,
blocked several suspicious drones approaching summit venues and hotels hosting
foreign delegations. The system was also deployed in October to secure the
opening ceremony of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics.
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