Phantom Technologies, which has manufactured radio frequency interference products and solutions, tactical intelligence solutions, and counter-surveillance products for the past 15 years, this week announced a drone detection and blocking system called the Phantom Dome 180, which includes radar, thermal cameras, and a device system to disrupt communication.
According to the company's website, drones are now used by terrorists and criminals for their nefarious activities, such as dropping small bombs on enemy forces, mainly in Syria and Iraq. The same drones are often used to investigate and smuggle illegal goods.
Phantom Technologies has developed a technological response to this type of threat. The operating concept of Phantom is based on the early detection of the drone threat by scanning the sky for enemy drones.
Jamming drone signals is very similar to cellphone jamming methods and uses a similar wavelength to disrupt the target's electronic system.
The way it works is based on four basic elements: scanning the area of interest for drones; Detecting the signal from the drone from a distance of up to 4 kilometers; Identification of the drone; and disrupt the drone signal it sends to its operator at a distance of up to 4 kilometers.
The drone jammer creates an interference envelope that surrounds the drone. The system interferes with the downlink signal from the drone to the drone operator and the signal coming from the GPS satellite. The interference time has been set to up to 2 minutes in order to avoid possible interference with the emissions relevant to other radio frequencies.
Phantom Technologies founder and CEO Roei Itshakov said in a statement: “I have identified the need and demand and developed a product that not only blocks the drone but is also based on passive and active detection techniques. To this end, Phantom Technologies has developed a detection radar that is designed and manufactured exclusively in the company's plants in Petah Tikvah. "