The crippling drone attacks on the Saudi Aramco infrastructure and breaches of the Iraqi and Kuwaiti airspace that targeted critical infrastructure caused tremendous damage. It can be assumed, says Mydefence, that traditional air defence systems are failing and ineffective to detect or mitigate small drones. The intelligence is gathering hour by hour, but the fact remains that the attacks hit critical infrastructure and caused rampage.

Drones are being used daily for malicious purposes worldwide like smuggling contraband into prisons, obstructing air traffic at airports or directly attacking critical infrastructure as seen in this case with Aramco.

“At Mydefence we have made significant technology investments in years past to become the market leader in the development of RF technology where data from sensors, jammers and radars are used to detect and defeat malicious drones. Our partners and customers recognise that RF-based systems are crucial to protecting against unwanted drones. We will continue to invest our time and energy to help mitigate this threat now and in the future.”, says Dan Hermansen, CEO at Mydefence Communication.

As an OEM vendor of Hardware and C2 (Command & Control) specialising in the development of RF & Radar technologies, we remain committed to collaborating with industry partners to meet the complex demands of the security landscape.

In our EU-based Horizon 2020 project called KNOX, we have worked with multiple large-scale installations of protecting against malicious drones in prisons, stadiums, police assets and airports. Our solutions suite covers both mobile usage and fixed installations all integrated into the same infrastructure sharing data between multiple sites, vehicles and ground personnel. The equipment is proven in the field and ready for immediate deployment.