A system, vehicle and method for intercepting a rogue drone 30, the arrangement comprising: a broad-angle electromagnetic radiation emitter 10 for illuminating a cone of sky with coded electromagnetic radiation 12; and an air vehicle 20. The air vehicle 20 comprises: an electromagnetic radiation detector for receiving coded electromagnetic radiation reflected from a rogue drone operating in the cone of sky; and a controller for determining the position of the rogue drone based on the received coded electromagnetic radiation. The air vehicle preferably having a controller arranged to generate control signals to move the vehicle to intercept the rogue drone. The vehicle preferably including a drone neutralisation device such as an entanglement device.


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    Title :

    Drone interception


    Publication date :

    2020-04-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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