Israel’s new ‘Drone Dome’ would track, disrupt enemy combat UAVs

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By Geostrategy-Direct.com

Israel has unveiled a defense system designed to detect, track and disrupt enemy drones.

Drone Dome is said capable of jamming the navigtion systems of enemy UAVs. / Rafael
Drone Dome is said capable of jamming the navigtion systems of enemy UAVs. / Rafael

The state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems presented its Drone Dome on 11 April at the LAAD security conference in Brazil.

Rafael described Drone Dome as an “end-to-end system designed to provide effective airspace defense against hostile drones (micro- and nano-UAVs) used by terrorists to perform aerial attacks, collect intelligence, and other intimidating activities.”

The defense major said its new system uses a combination of a RADA RPS-42 tactical air-surveillance radar and electro-optical sensors to detect UAVs through 360 degrees. Once a target has been detected, it begins to track and classify it.

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