The Emerging Threats of UAS and Autonomous Systems

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The Emerging Threats of UAS and Autonomous Systems Presentation| 7 Sept 2016 © 2016 Department 13 Inc. (D13). All Rights Reserved. Material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of D13. By Robi Sen, CTO & Founder @ Department 13 The Problem 2 © 2016 Department 13 International Ltd (D13). All Rights Reserved. Material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of D13. Drones: 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 VBIEDs Payloads from 300 Grams to 24 Kilograms of explosives © 2016 Department 13 International Ltd (D13). All Rights Reserved. Material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of D13. 4 Drones: Flying IED’s Increasingly used Increasingly sophisticated leveraging advanced IED TTPs Increasingly using DIY drones made with COTS components © 2016 Department 13 International Ltd (D13). All Rights Reserved. Material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of D13. Threat from Autonomy Autonomous ships, trains, trucks, and cars Autonomous Weapon Systems Autonomous sensors and platforms © 2016 Department 13 International Ltd (D13). All Rights Reserved. Material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of D13. Key Drone Defense Challenges Can be very hard to detect Jamming is generally illegal in the US Jamming interferes with communications and electronics Kinetic Weapons may be illegal Kinetic and Energy Weapons create unintended consequences Knocking down or destroying a drone in flight could be as bad or worse than letting in continue to its destination Jamming, EW, and Kinetic approaches are largely inflexible, susceptible to simple counter measures such as swarming. © 2016 Department 13 International Ltd (D13). All Rights Reserved. Material may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without prior written permission of D13. MESMER™ 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