Tag: drone detection

Germany Opens New Drone Defence Centre

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, Dorothee Baer, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space; Sven Schulze, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, and Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), open the Technology Center for Drone Safety and unveil the commemorative plaque bearing the institution's name | Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa

Germany has opened a new centre to develop and test technology for detecting and stopping hostile drones. The move follows a series of incidents as Berlin expands the Federal Police’s drone defence force to 300 officers nationwide.

Fraunhofer Develops Acoustic Drone-Detection System

The solution from Fraunhofer IDMT detects and locates drones outside the field of vision using intelligent acoustic sensor technology | Photo: Fraunhofer IDMT/Leona Hofmann

Fraunhofer IDMT has developed an acoustic drone-detection system capable of identifying and locating unmanned aerial vehicles even when they are obscured by terrain or structures. Designed to integrate with radar, optical and lidar sensors, the system provides 360-degree coverage with low energy consumption and autonomous operation.