Dedrone’s hand-held counter-UAV DedroneDefender unveiled

Counter-UAV detection and mitigation specialist Dedrone has unveiled its new hand-held DedroneDefender solution for effectively jamming invasive craft in urban environments.

The Virginia-based company says DedroneDefender completes its line of counter-UAV tech by offering clients a small, lightweight platform ensuring targeted, precision radio frequency jamming of unauthorized, dangerous, or otherwise potentially troublesome drones.

It says the product is ideal for civilian, state, and local law enforcement users and other operators needing to keep designated airspaces UAV-free in urban settings without disrupting ambient radio signals.

Weighing in at just 7.5 lbs and measuring only 22 inches long, DedroneDefender is described by the company as one of the lightest and most compact counter-UAV products on the market. It uses narrow-band, or “comb” jamming to minimize disruption to surrounding devices using various signals – including Wi-Fi…