Counter-UAS

Drones are useful and versatile: e.g. for exploring the location of major fires, generally in the event of a disaster, for inspecting forests, and in the future also for transporting parcels and letters. But drones can also become dangerous if they are misused for terrorist purposes - and there are a variety of conceivable threat scenarios. Fraunhofer VVS therefore relies on various approaches and technologies for the detection and defense of unmanned aerial systems.

1. Sensor technology for detection and identification

• radio, acoustics, radar or infrared and electro-optics: Used in combination for safe, fast detection
• sensor data fusion to emphasize the strength and eliminate the weakness of individual sensors

2.  Defense

• various approaches such as HPM (high power microwaves), directed blasting, laser dazzling, and special C-UAS ammunition
• decision support components for the scalable use of countermeasures, e.g. locating and disrupting radio communication links
• jamming and spoofing (to take over the remote control)

3.  Situation assessment and decision support

• development, demonstration, test, and evaluation
• experimental system and sensor evaluation
• foresight, continuous assessment of the status quo and participative analyses
• adaptation of the physical hazard models for C-UAS scenarios
• analysis and evaluation of data links in the area of C-UAS