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The Emerging Threats of UAS and Autonomous Systems
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7 Sept 2016
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By Robi Sen, CTO & Founder @ Department 13
Slide2The Problem
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Slide3Drones: Flying IED’s
COT’s drones are being used and adapted to carry IED’s in a variety of theaters
While not new the low cost, high performance, and difficulty of detecting modern COTS drones make them a ideal platform for asymmetric forces Drones make a 4D threat for US interests that’s much harder to deal with that traditional emplaced IED’s or even VBIEDsPayloads from 300 Grams to 24 Kilograms of explosives
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Drones: Flying IED’s
Increasingly used
Increasingly sophisticated leveraging advanced IED TTPsIncreasingly using DIY drones made with COTS components
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Slide5Threat from Autonomy
Autonomous ships, trains, trucks, and cars
Autonomous Weapon SystemsAutonomous sensors and platforms
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Slide6Key Drone Defense Challenges
Can be very hard to detect
Jamming is generally illegal in the USJamming interferes with communications and electronicsKinetic Weapons may be illegal Kinetic and Energy Weapons create unintended consequencesKnocking down or destroying a drone in flight could be as bad or worse than letting in continue to its destinationJamming, EW, and Kinetic approaches are largely inflexible, susceptible to simple counter measures such as swarming.
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Slide7MESMER™ Detects, Identifies, and Mitigates Drone threats.
MESMER
identifies and takes control of commercial drones. It can defend points, perimeters, or areas against one or many drones (Swarm).MESMER lands drones safely. Can automatically take control and safely fly drone to a safe area. Does not jam or interfere with other communications.
Low energy (tunable) and surgical. Drone Defense Solution -
MESMER™
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Threats are detected, tracked, and identified in geographic region
Drones are interdicted and redirected
Drones taken over and forced to land
Detect
Subvert Coms
COTS Drone
COTS Drone
RC Vehicle
RC Watercraft
Hostile Actor Controlling Drone
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Slide8Q & A
For more on Mesmer see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDYwGPmaNxYRobi SenCTO & FounderDepartment 13 Inc
703.898.7216rsen@department13.com
Slide9Future Threats
Large Swarms of drones to for area denial to stop transit, aircraft, or even military operationsNumbers of coordinated drones used for attacks via IEDs or kinetic attacksIncreasingly drones are implementing counter jamming technologyIncreasingly autonomous drones that can perform terrain followingNear future drones will be harder to kinetically intercept due to automatic avoidance technology (such as in DJI 4 Advanced)
Future drones will have much greater range and payloads increasing potential threatsFuture drones will be assembled via additive manufacturing (3D printing) using easily source COTS components decreasing ability to track drone capabilities and spot threat indicators of a attackTerrorists increasingly learning how to use drones to disperse chemical weaponsFuture concern is that malcontents will use cyber techniques to hack security services, law enforcement, or civilian drones for malicious reasonsDrones will increasingly become a INFOSEC and OPSEC issue