Martek Marine develops D-FENCE solution
Martek Marine has developed the D-FENCE maritime UAS detection and defeat system to counter UAS that pose a threat to commercial shipping vessels, the company announced on 2 May.
D-FENCE is able to detect and identify commercial UAS within a range of 20km, providing GPS positioning of both UAS and pilot with UAS speed and heading. The system alerts the operator via configurable and escalating alarms to enable the threat level to be assessed in real time.
Once a UAS threat has been established, the system enables a 500m electronic exclusion zone to be created around the vessel. If the UAS tries to reach this exclusion zone, its control/video signal will be interrupted, initiating its fail-safe mode forcing it to land or return to its operator.
Paul Luen CEO, Martek, said: ‘UAS technology offers some amazing benefits to the maritime industry but as ever, bad actors will seek to use the technology for nefarious purposes. The development of D-FENCE is a major breakthrough to help mitigate such threats and protect global shipping.’
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