Systems against drones malicious presented in France – Le Figaro

Three systems to counter the threat of drones malicious were presented on Friday at the air base of Villacoublay (Yvelines) in the framework of a demonstration of anti-drones, under the auspices of the general Secretariat of defence and national security (SGDSN), found the AFP. Angelas, Boreades and Spid are of the demonstrators developed by three consortia led by groups made up of industrial, public and private laboratories, and operators.They have been developed at the initiative of the SGDSN, after the rollover in 2014 of nuclear power plants.”The sequence of 2014, and in particular the overview of nuclear power plants had attracted our attention on the risk potential represented by uavs malicious, ” said Louis Gautier, the Secretary g eneral of defense and national security. “With these three consortia, these three projects, we made the demonstration that there are now technical solutions to detect, to jam the drones, and to identify the tele-remote drivers”, he added.The SGDSN has, therefore, as early as 2015 launched a call for projects, in partnership with the national Agency of research (ANR), and then funded three projects of systems “protection of sensitive areas vis-à-vis the unmanned aerial vehicles (uav”.Able to detect, identify and neutralize drones potentially malicious, these systems combine the capabilities of detection and interference, technology radar, optronic, infra-red and decoy.It is estimated at 400,000 the number of drones in France, of which over 4,000 are for professional use. According to Louis Gautier, a quarantine of the overflight of sensitive sites or areas prohibited over-flight and has been the subject of investigation procedure or court held every year sinc e 2014. And if in most cases, it is use awkward without intention malignant, “it’s clear that the drone can be used for malicious purposes”, that is to say, “the possibility that a drone be used to cause an attack, an attack”, he says.The project Angelas coordinated by Onera with Thales and EDF, thus, allows for the “scan the sky in 360 degrees,” explains Henri de Plinval, director of the program drone of the French centre for aerospace research. The system is also capable of identifying communications between the ground station and the uav, and therefore to identify its operator. “We are at the technology demonstration phase,” says according to Louis Gauthier, and “it will be up to the authorities of the State, to operators of vital importance, to acquire these equipment.” Demonstrators have already been deployed in France, at the occasion of Euro 2016, on an experimental basis.