Attack drones are evolving so rapidly in the cauldrons of combat in the Middle East and Ukraine that militaries and even law enforcement agencies see a pressing need for defenses.
Defense companies like MARSS and Dedrone sell systems designed to defeat drones.
The demand for defenses to drones is a booming area where start-ups and newer companies compete with the largest defense contractors to build the sensors and weapons to defeat drones.
The typical ways to counter drones can be broken into four steps: detect, track, identify, and mitigate threats.
One company that specializes in creating the battlefield awareness systems to spot and defeat drones is MARSS, a global defense technology company.
The drone makers and pilots are devising ways to dominate the battlefield while drone defenders try to figure out how to neutralize them.
Drone defenses range from radiofrequency detectors to jammers and guns.
Defense company Dedrone by Axon has integrated artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions into its open-architecture counter-drone platforms.
Dedrone allows a buyer to set up a network of sensors and jammers and have AI guide the user to quickly identify and respond to threats it detects.
MARSS also says its counter-drone networks are enhanced by supervised machine learning and AI skillset to alert the user sooner.