DROM Drone Defense System, which it says can detect approaching drones at more than 3.5 kilometers away and take over the unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV’s, piloting abilities, neutralize them and land them far from the operator.
“These small remote-controlled devices have already been involved in various airborne chaos and spying activities around the world and have become dangerous to government entities and public safety,” the company stated, adding that drones which carry weapons or are used for suicide missions are a growing threat.
The Islamic State used weaponized drones against both Syrian and Iraqi forces, and groups like Hezbollah and Hamas have sent drones into Israel and are said to have been working on upgrading the group’s UAVs for use in both offensive operations and intelligence gathering.
The Islamic State used weaponized drones against both Syrian and Iraqi forces, and groups like Hezbollah and Hamas have sent drones into Israel and are said to have been working on upgrading the group’s UAVs for use in both offensive operations and intelligence gathering.
With a weight of 38 kilograms, ORAD’s DROM system comes pre-engineered and pre-assembled. It is mobile and easily deployed on land or at sea in any weather conditions and has an effective coverage range of 3.5 km. and a 2-km. neutralization capability.
The system is also able to land hostile a UAVs in a pre-defined location after intercepting it so any intelligence that may have been gathered does not fall into the hands of the enemy, Yossi Gofer, vice president of sales and marketing at ORAD, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday at the exhibition, adding that it can also identify the location of the operator.
The latest version of the system also comes with an RF Detection Unit, Gofer continued, explaining that it detects the presence of a drone by analyzing signaling channels and radio transmissions. Once a drone is detected, an alarm is automatically triggered and alerts the system operator of the drone’s presence.
In addition to electro-optic sensors and radar, the RF detection systems “provides accurate warning and exact identification of a threat in an urban environment and frees the system from having to depend on needing line of sight,” Gofer said.
The Israel Air Force has intercepted drones which infiltrated Israeli airspace by sending fighter jets to take down UAVs as well as using the Patriot system, most recently in April when a Patriot missile intercepted a UAV that penetrated Israeli skies from Syria.
In July 2016, two Patriot missiles were fired at a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Syria. Both missed their target and the unmanned aircraft returned to Syria. In August 2014, a Patriot missile shot down a drone that entered Israeli airspace from the Quneitra region in Syria close to the Israeli border.
But at $3 million per missile, the Patriot system is an expensive way to down a device that may only be worth $200.
According to Gofer, DROM is the “most capable and cost-effective” system to counter the threat posed by hostile UAVs. ORAD has already sold the system to clients in several countries including Portugal, Spain and Thailand. The company is also in talks with Israeli agencies interested in purchasing the system.
A leader in defense and heavy electronic warfare, the world has for many years looked to Israel for security and intelligence and Israel’s defense industry has leading international companies exporting to countries across the globe. The three-day 8th annual ISDEF exhibition brought in officials and delegates from dozens of countries from around the world and attracted more than 250 exhibitors.
The system is also able to land hostile a UAVs in a pre-defined location after intercepting it so any intelligence that may have been gathered does not fall into the hands of the enemy, Yossi Gofer, vice president of sales and marketing at ORAD, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday at the exhibition, adding that it can also identify the location of the operator.
The latest version of the system also comes with an RF Detection Unit, Gofer continued, explaining that it detects the presence of a drone by analyzing signaling channels and radio transmissions. Once a drone is detected, an alarm is automatically triggered and alerts the system operator of the drone’s presence.
In addition to electro-optic sensors and radar, the RF detection systems “provides accurate warning and exact identification of a threat in an urban environment and frees the system from having to depend on needing line of sight,” Gofer said.
The Israel Air Force has intercepted drones which infiltrated Israeli airspace by sending fighter jets to take down UAVs as well as using the Patriot system, most recently in April when a Patriot missile intercepted a UAV that penetrated Israeli skies from Syria.
In July 2016, two Patriot missiles were fired at a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Syria. Both missed their target and the unmanned aircraft returned to Syria. In August 2014, a Patriot missile shot down a drone that entered Israeli airspace from the Quneitra region in Syria close to the Israeli border.
But at $3 million per missile, the Patriot system is an expensive way to down a device that may only be worth $200.
According to Gofer, DROM is the “most capable and cost-effective” system to counter the threat posed by hostile UAVs. ORAD has already sold the system to clients in several countries including Portugal, Spain and Thailand. The company is also in talks with Israeli agencies interested in purchasing the system.
A leader in defense and heavy electronic warfare, the world has for many years looked to Israel for security and intelligence and Israel’s defense industry has leading international companies exporting to countries across the globe. The three-day 8th annual ISDEF exhibition brought in officials and delegates from dozens of countries from around the world and attracted more than 250 exhibitors.
أنتج مصنع تابع لشركة "ألماز-أنتي" مختص في صناعة الإلكترونيات يقع في مدينة أوليانوفسك الروسية، رادارا حديثا من طراز 1L119.
ويعد هذا الرادار أول رادار جوال في العالم يعمل بأمواج يقاس طولها بالمتر، ويتصف بمعالجة رقمية للإشارات المرتدة، ويؤمن الكشف الأتوماتيكي عن كل الأهداف الجوية ومتابعتها، بما فيها الطائرات والصواريخ والرؤوس القتالية والأهداف صغيرة الحجم، وتلك التي تستخدم تقنيات التخفي.
ويستطيع هذا الرادار حساب أبعاد الهدف في ثلاث إحداثيات، وتصنيفه وتحديد تبعيته، وكذلك تحديد مواقع مصادر التشويش الإيجابي.
ويتميز هذا الرادار بقدرته على متابعة الأهداف في الظروف الجوية المعقدة واستخدام التشويش السلبي من قبل العدو.
وتضم العربة الحاملة للرادار دارة للتغذية بالطاقة فيها محرك ديزل، ومقصورة لنقل قطع الغيار، كما توجد فيها غرفة مجهزة لاستراحة أفراد المناوبة القتالية، ما يؤمن مواصلة عمل محطة الرادار، وخاصة في الظروف الميدانية.
والرادار، قادر على كشف الأهداف الجوية التي تحلق على ارتفاعات أقل من 30 ألف متر، بالإضافة إلى قدرته على كشف الصواريخ البالستية على ارتفاعات حتى 150 كيلومترا أيضا.
إقرأ المزيد
مروحية "مي-28 أو بي""صياد الليل" المطور إلى الجيش الروسي بعد اختباره في سوريا
ومن مزايا محطة الرادار هذه الكشف عن الأهداف المجهزة بتقنية التخفي ومتابعتها على مسافات تزيد عن 100 كيلومتر، حتى إذا كانت مساحة سطحها العاكس الفعال مساوية لـ10 سنتيمترات مربعة.
كما أن الرادار مجهز بمنظومة دفاع تجعل منه هدفا مستحيلا لكل أنواع الصواريخ المضادة للرادارات الموجودة حاليا والواعدة.
كما أن الرادار قادر على رصد أكثر من 100 هدف ومتابعتها في آن واحد، وهو مجهز للعمل المتواصل دون وقوع أي عطل، لمدة تصل إلى 600 ساعة.
ويعد هذا الرادار أول رادار جوال في العالم يعمل بأمواج يقاس طولها بالمتر، ويتصف بمعالجة رقمية للإشارات المرتدة، ويؤمن الكشف الأتوماتيكي عن كل الأهداف الجوية ومتابعتها، بما فيها الطائرات والصواريخ والرؤوس القتالية والأهداف صغيرة الحجم، وتلك التي تستخدم تقنيات التخفي.
ويستطيع هذا الرادار حساب أبعاد الهدف في ثلاث إحداثيات، وتصنيفه وتحديد تبعيته، وكذلك تحديد مواقع مصادر التشويش الإيجابي.
ويتميز هذا الرادار بقدرته على متابعة الأهداف في الظروف الجوية المعقدة واستخدام التشويش السلبي من قبل العدو.
وتضم العربة الحاملة للرادار دارة للتغذية بالطاقة فيها محرك ديزل، ومقصورة لنقل قطع الغيار، كما توجد فيها غرفة مجهزة لاستراحة أفراد المناوبة القتالية، ما يؤمن مواصلة عمل محطة الرادار، وخاصة في الظروف الميدانية.
والرادار، قادر على كشف الأهداف الجوية التي تحلق على ارتفاعات أقل من 30 ألف متر، بالإضافة إلى قدرته على كشف الصواريخ البالستية على ارتفاعات حتى 150 كيلومترا أيضا.
إقرأ المزيد
مروحية "مي-28 أو بي""صياد الليل" المطور إلى الجيش الروسي بعد اختباره في سوريا
ومن مزايا محطة الرادار هذه الكشف عن الأهداف المجهزة بتقنية التخفي ومتابعتها على مسافات تزيد عن 100 كيلومتر، حتى إذا كانت مساحة سطحها العاكس الفعال مساوية لـ10 سنتيمترات مربعة.
كما أن الرادار مجهز بمنظومة دفاع تجعل منه هدفا مستحيلا لكل أنواع الصواريخ المضادة للرادارات الموجودة حاليا والواعدة.
كما أن الرادار قادر على رصد أكثر من 100 هدف ومتابعتها في آن واحد، وهو مجهز للعمل المتواصل دون وقوع أي عطل، لمدة تصل إلى 600 ساعة.
Air Force's Mini Crypto Chip Keeps Data Out Of Enemy Hands
When Airmen are active in the field, securing a line of communication is essential to keep sensitive intelligence away from enemy forces. To help navigate this digital world, the U.S. Air Force has created the new Mini Crypto chip to fortify communications and data between military systems.
“We think (Mini Crypto chip) will really help forward-deployed warfighters secure sensors, or communications devices, in areas where risk of interception is high, and still protect sensitive data, without burdening folks on the front lines with extra equipment or steps to safeguard the encryption device,” says Heidi Beason, the Mini Crypto program manager at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber System Division, Joint Base-San Antonio, Texas.
At its core, the chip is an independent encryption engine that is small, lightweight, and creates its own session-based “key.” It has a power requirement of 400 milliwatts, “meaning it can be installed on equipment carried by one-person parties operating as scouts and forward air controllers.”
Once a session key is established between the sender and receiver, the key is used to read messages after the encryption process. The key management system boosts data protection and ticks off the National Security Agency check list, which is the highest standards for encryption.
“Communications devices all have a processor, where a message is formatted for transmission,” says Mini Crypto Deputy Program Manager Christopher Edsall.
“In the case of a computer, it’s the (central processing unit). Mini Crypto is located after the processing center, but before the transmission center, which is usually a radio. Another Mini Crypto chip is installed at the receiver end, after the receiving antennae, but before the CPU. The second Mini Crypto chip decrypts the received message as it comes through the radio where the unencrypted message is processed, and then it is displayed or heard,” Edsall adds.
The chip's encryption creates a resource-intensive decryption process, according to Edsall. If the enemy does manage to make the data readable, the amount of time taken forfeits the information’s usefulness.
According to Beason, two years of program development led to the Mini Crypto chip design we see today. After a quick turnaround of concept, development, and testing, the device is now ready for production.
“We think (Mini Crypto chip) will really help forward-deployed warfighters secure sensors, or communications devices, in areas where risk of interception is high, and still protect sensitive data, without burdening folks on the front lines with extra equipment or steps to safeguard the encryption device,” says Heidi Beason, the Mini Crypto program manager at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber System Division, Joint Base-San Antonio, Texas.
At its core, the chip is an independent encryption engine that is small, lightweight, and creates its own session-based “key.” It has a power requirement of 400 milliwatts, “meaning it can be installed on equipment carried by one-person parties operating as scouts and forward air controllers.”
Once a session key is established between the sender and receiver, the key is used to read messages after the encryption process. The key management system boosts data protection and ticks off the National Security Agency check list, which is the highest standards for encryption.
“Communications devices all have a processor, where a message is formatted for transmission,” says Mini Crypto Deputy Program Manager Christopher Edsall.
“In the case of a computer, it’s the (central processing unit). Mini Crypto is located after the processing center, but before the transmission center, which is usually a radio. Another Mini Crypto chip is installed at the receiver end, after the receiving antennae, but before the CPU. The second Mini Crypto chip decrypts the received message as it comes through the radio where the unencrypted message is processed, and then it is displayed or heard,” Edsall adds.
The chip's encryption creates a resource-intensive decryption process, according to Edsall. If the enemy does manage to make the data readable, the amount of time taken forfeits the information’s usefulness.
According to Beason, two years of program development led to the Mini Crypto chip design we see today. After a quick turnaround of concept, development, and testing, the device is now ready for production.