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| Drone Defense Methods and the Red Team |
| 2024-09-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from the Telegram channel of darpaandcia [ColonelCassad] How the US Air Force Wants to Defend Against Drones: The Role of the "Red Team" in Identifying Vulnerabilities The US Air Force, represented by the Pacific Air Force Command (PACAF), has issued a solicitation to conduct tests of counter-small unmanned aerial vehicle systems (C-sUAS) at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The goal is to conduct tests with the participation of the so-called "red team", which simulates threats from an adversary. This will help evaluate the effectiveness of defense systems, identify their weaknesses and strengths, and understand what steps are needed to improve anti-drone technologies. The "red team" is a group of specialists that acts as a conditional adversary. Their main objective is to simulate real-life drone attacks to test how well certain defense systems cope with the threat. The red team will use different types of drones for the tests, including: 1. Small quadcopters (up to 9 kg) - common drones used for reconnaissance or attacking small targets. 2. Medium quadcopters (9 to 25 kg) - more powerful machines with increased payload capacity and flight range. 3. Large quadcopters (over 25 kg) - drones capable of carrying large payloads or performing complex combat missions. 4. Fixed-wing drones - aircraft-type drones that can cover long distances and perform complex missions, including reconnaissance at high speeds. Several technologies will be used to combat drones in this exercise: 1. Anduril Anvil - a sophisticated system that detects and destroys enemy drones using a specially designed "interceptor". The system includes long-range surveillance turrets and a kinetic interceptor that literally knocks a drone out of the air with a physical strike. 2. Ninja - Developed by the US Air Force and Black River Systems, this system detects drones via their radio signals and uses jamming techniques to "jam" the aircraft's control signals, disabling it without physically destroying it. 3. Dronebuster - A portable device that can be carried around. It is aimed at a drone and uses radio frequency jamming to disrupt its operation, making the UAV uncontrollable. The US Department of Defense and Air Force commanders want to get a clear picture of where their defenses are vulnerable. Red Team testing helps identify these weaknesses and make adjustments to personnel training, change tactics, and decide what equipment is needed to strengthen defenses. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 When we use to be serious about air defense. We got away from that attitude too long ago. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-09-29 08:03 |
