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1 February 2023
<a href="https://www.regulus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regulus Cyber</a>&mdash;a leading expert in software-based GPS/GNSS security&mdash;is launching the first fully-operational, small-form-factor counter-UAS system using unique GNSS manipulation technology to defeat all UAS threats, including swarms, multi-direction attacks, dark drones, manually-piloted drones and 4G/5G drones.
In a timely development given the use of drones to attack tanks in the current conflict, this groundbreaking Ring system uses proprietary, combat-proven GNSS manipulation to take control of the drone and deflect, hold or crash it, or force it to land. Whilst jamming requires several RF channels to be jammed to be successful, and can therefore inadvertently affect various other systems in the surrounding area, the GPS-disruption approach can be used to target and neutralize a single threat, or unlimited threats simultaneously, using very low-power transmission on a single channel, assuring low collateral damage only on the GNSS channel.
The detection capabilities of the field-proven Ring R1 add-on include a detection range of up to 1.5km and fast scanning of the RF spectrum, with minimum dead spots, for coverage that is more scalable and effective than other solutions. It has a minimal false-alarm rate and provides accurate classification of threat types &ndash; for example DJI or Parrot &ndash; with threat alerts based on profile matches. The Ring R1 is suitable for operation in multi-threat environments, and non-line of sight, bad weather and low visibility conditions.
Already deployed by a leading army across various locations and platforms, the affordable, compact, lightweight and man-portable system is easy to operate and can be deployed and ready in less than ten minutes. "Red Button&rdquo; effectiveness enables the operator to quickly react to any threat in the area using a simple mechanical switch interface, reducing the cognitive load and maintaining focus on the main mission and immediate threats. The high-precision, low-power system has a range of up to 5km in its basic configuration.
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Fully compliant with any privacy regulations, such as GDPR, Ring transmits but does not receive or record any target data. The system works out of the box, with no protocol reverse engineering and no whitelisting required. It is capable of manual or automatic operation, C2 based or mechanical, 24/7, and is effective either stand-alone or integrated with any detection system or C2 interface via a simple API. It can be used whilst stationary or on the move, on any relevant platform or location, and creates minimal RF footprint and low collateral damage.
&ldquo;Drones today are inexpensive, highly available, practical and lethal,&rdquo; says Yonatan Zur, CEO &amp; Co-Founder of Regulus Cyber. &ldquo;Drone attacks are difficult to detect or react to. There is a real and pressing need for forces to neutralize drones simply and effectively; we need only look at the current conflict in the Ukraine to see how they are being used to attack tanks and forces deployed in the field. Regulus has developed a unique technology which, for the first time, can intercept most unmanned aerial systems, replacing jamming and cyber-hacking, which are complex to operate and might affect other systems and communications being used by the force. Successfully tested against over 30 different platforms&mdash;including multi rotor and fixed wing, and naval and land-based threats&mdash;Ring has already been selected by defense, police, and HLS forces around the world, and has been battle proven with excellent performance in real-world conflicts, stopping real-world threats.&rdquo;
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<h5>About Regulus Cyber</h5>
Regulus Cyber is a leading expert in software-based GPS/GNSS security with two product lines: Pyramid GNSS, which protects against GNSS spoofing &amp; jamming attacks; and Ring C-UAS, which provides groundbreaking C-UAS capabilities. Both technologies are commercial and deployed worldwide. Regulus Cyber is based in Israel.

Regulus Cyber Launches Ring

06 January 2023
Drones have certainly proven their worth as forces for good. Successes in assisting first-responders, urgent medicine deliveries, insfrastructure inspections, and other duties show that drones can do some critical jobs safer, quicker, and often more affordably than pre-drone alternatives.
But drones can also be threats&mdash;as illustrated by their use in the Ukraine-Russia war and other combat and reconnaissance deployments.&nbsp;
As a result, companies such as <a style="color: #ba372a;" href="https://www.dedrone.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dedrone</a>&mdash;a Virginia-based security startup that seeks to "mitigate drone threats"&mdash;have been launched to help businesses deal with airborne intrusions.
Dedrone recently upped its game by acquiring Phoenix drone-detection software developer <a href="https://www.aerialarmor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aerial Armor</a>.&nbsp;
According to Dedrone, the deal will help the company protect almost 50 percent of the United States population&mdash;especially as Aerial Armor's radio-frequency-based hardware solves what were some lingering detection problems.
"A lot of counter-drone companies are very good with one type of sensor or mitigation&mdash;like RF or radar or acoustics or visual," Dedrone's chief marketing officer Mary-Lou Smulders told <a href="https://www.axios.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>. "We bring all of that into a single solution and use an AI algorithm to determine things like if it's a drone or a bird, and where exactly the drone is. We can even do pilot tracking."
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Dedrone Acquires Aerial Armor

1 November 2022
By Oleg Vornik
The world is quickly recognizing just how much of a threat drones can be to civilians and everyday life, and that conventional means of protecting against them don&rsquo;t work. That&rsquo;s not just the case for large drones specifically designed for the battlefield, but also the inexpensive devices stocked on shelves at your local retailer.
If we look at the war in Ukraine, it&rsquo;s clear it has become a textbook case study for the new era of high-tech, multi-domain conflict comprising traditional (ie.&mdash;tanks and planes), cyber, and drone warfare wrapped into one. Both sides are using thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of cheap and expendable drones, both in isolation and in concert with high-end military assets.
In a reconnaissance role, drones permit Russians to target Ukrainian positions with rocket attacks from helicopters, as well as track civilian movements and individual military formations. In equally devastating situations, they are strapped with payloads to do direct damage.
Instead of costing $500,000 or more, these drones cost around $4,000, and often far less.
The rate of capability advancement for even modest commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) drones is sobering.
In 2006, DJI was founded in a dorm room at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. A mere 16 years later, COTS drones, like DJI, are being used for ISR, contraband delivery, direct attack, and fully autonomous flight against personnel and strategic assets.
In fact, Russian Army General, Yuri Baluyevsky, said in August 2022 that the DJI Mavic&rsquo;s capability to spot for accurate indirect artillery fire proved &ldquo;revolutionary&rdquo; in Ukraine.
<h5>Complex Solutions for Complex Problems</h5>
<a href="https://www.droneshield.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DroneShield</a> is an ASX-listed (ASX:DRO) company that provides multi-domain, multi-mission solutions. In a very basic sense, we provide interference to jam a drone launched by a rogue drone pilot. From comprehensive C-UxS solutions to maximising the performance of currently deployed third-party sensors with our AI-based sensor fusion and signal processing, we provide mission essential capabilities. Our sensors, effectors, and AI/ML can be integrated into our own Command-and-Control solution, but are also fully interoperable with third-party platforms for both government and commercial systems.&nbsp;
DroneShield&rsquo;s C-UAS defeat capabilities do not involve protocol manipulation or &ldquo;cyber&rdquo; tactics, given the limitations of those methods. Our defeat technologies offer non-kinetic jamming for the controlled management of threats.
These proven capabilities have led to contracts with defense, national security, and other public and private sector organisations that protect people, critical infrastructure and vital assets, including the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and more than 100 countries.
In the US, our technology is used with various government agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, a high-profile law enforcement agency, an Air Force base, critical infrastructure sites, and overseas government agencies supported by the U.S. At our headquarters in Australia, we are engaged with Australian Special Forces, Australian Army, Australian Navy, AFP, Queensland Police, and a prison in Victoria, among others.
We also shipped equipment to Ukraine, which has helped in its defense against Russia.
<h5>A diverse, AI and ML Powered Arsenal</h5>
Our counterdrone products come in several forms tailored to a broad range of use cases. When disruption is triggered, UAS targets (such as drones) respond via vertical on-the-spot landing or return to its remote controller or starting point.
DroneGun Tactical is a highly effective UAS countermeasure designed for two hand operation and long range defeat. The product includes high-performance directional antennas in a lightweight robust rifle style design, and features an intuitive control panel user interface to select and engage the range of jamming frequencies for target defeat. The DroneGun Tactical provides a safe countermeasure against a wide range of UAS threats (e.g. drones), with no damage to common UAS models or surrounding environment.
DroneGun MKII is a compact, lightweight UAS countermeasure solution designed for one-hand operation. The product features a robust compact pistol shaped design with a control-panel user interface, allowing operators to select and engage RF disruption frequency modes. The device provides a safe passive countermeasure against a wide range of UAS models. In addition to landing or return to base, RF disruption activation will also interfere with any live video streaming (FPV) back to the remote controller halting the collection of video footage and intelligence by the UAS operator.
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DroneGun MKII
RfPatrol is a highly versatile, completely passive/non-emitting wearable UAS detection device that can spot drones moving at any speed. The device offers the user real situational awareness without distraction or complex operation. It has been designed to be highly effective for a variety of operators in a range of demanding environments. The RfPatrol can be operated in two modes, Stealth and Glimpse, allowing the user to control how they receive alerts.
DroneSentry-X is a cross-vehicle compatible, automated 360-degree detect and defeat device. It provides awareness and protection using integrated sensors to detect and disrupt UAS moving at any speed&mdash;suitable for mobile operations, on site surveillance, and on the move missions. The robust compact unit can be mounted to standard vehicle roof racks or other fixed applications on a mast or tower. Alternatively, it can be deployed at a fixed site or as a temporary pop-up solution, with on site or remote operator access. With operator access through an included digital control panel and mountable display, users can control, access, and view real-time data and live map of local UAS activity. DroneSentry-X defeat capabilities can be automatically or manually set to counter and disrupt UAS activity within range.
<h5>Engineered for Electronic Warfare</h5>
DroneShield has invested in advanced capabilities to ensure countermeasures meet the rate at which UAS or drone threats are evolving.
If we take a closer look at the current conflict, it&rsquo;s clear Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine has been a testbed for new military technologies, with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) a prime feature. This follows similar events during the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, and in the Middle East prior.
Commercial technology advancements will continue to increase the threat level by incorporating swarming, thermal imaging, LiDAR, GPS-denied navigation, and more. Performance will also improve across range (ie.&mdash;20km range is not unusual today), speed (ie. close to 300km/hour recorded) and payload capacity (up to 20-30kg is routine for heavy-lift small drones).
These rapid advancements to COTS and nation-state drone capabilities have fueled the recent rise of counterdrone solutions as an adjacent solution requirement from the broader universe of Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities. The ecosystem of counterdrone concepts and capabilities has grown rapidly, mirroring the advancements in drones themselves.
Modern warfare and tactics will continue to evolve. With two recent, full-scale wars, and the current fight in Ukraine, we now see asymmetric warfare tactics being adopted quickly by conventional forces.
This means locating enemy drones and being able to defeat them is now critical. Unit costs need to be comparable to the threat being faced. While a $2-million-dollar missile might be a tactically valid solution, budgets won&rsquo;t stretch for more than one or two. Affordable counterdrone guns leverage radio jamming and can be used again and again. Importantly, you can have lots of them.
These capabilities aren&rsquo;t just crucial on the battlefield, but can keep us and our assets safer on home soil. For example, critical infrastructure is highly vulnerable to drones. This isn&rsquo;t restricted to physical attacks (ie. short-circuiting power grids by dangling wires onto sites), but extends cyberattacks where perpetrators can land undetected drones near national or state assets for the purposes of crippling operations or stealing highly sensitive information.
They are also being used for drug smuggling across borders and into prisons, bringing airports to a standstill (even from negligence), disrupting and causing panic at large events, and threatening meetings of world leaders.
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DroneShield Drone Jammer Defeats Drone Threats

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Well, you and I probably can't buy this product, but it demonstrates how critical "rogue" drones are becoming, and the steps required to stop them from doing evil.
<a href="https://www.dedrone.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dedrone</a>&mdash;which already has its anti-drone systems placed with military forces worldwide&mdash;announced the DedroneDefender, a handheld drone-defense device developed to assist civilian, state, and local law enforcement in urban cities. Utilizing narrow-band &ldquo;comb&rdquo; jamming to ensure as little interference with other devices as possible, the DedroneDefender severs the connection between the drone and its pilot.
Although the loss of connection typically affects drones differently&mdash;for example, some will simply land, while others may attempt to navigate back to their launch points&mdash;Dedrone claims that once the DedroneDefender severs communication between pilot and drone, it deploys a safety mode designed to minimize risk to the drone and others.
&ldquo;DroneDefender is a valuable resource for extreme hostile environments, as proven by our federal and military customers,&rdquo; said Aaditya Devarakonda, Dedrone CEO. &ldquo;DedroneDefender extends that security to law enforcement, and is a vital tool in a layered-defense approach. It is easy to implement and use for drone mitigation&mdash;especially when combined with the threat prioritization provided by DedroneTracker. Our solution library is continuously updated to ensure we are able to mitigate even the newest manufactured and DIY drones.&rdquo;
At 22-inches long and weighing just 7.5 lbs, the DedroneDefender offers portable and easy-to-use protection against malicious drones. But forget about neutralizing your annoying neighbor's "peekaboo" drone. At present, U.S. law prohibits the disabling of aircraft, and drones fall under that provision as much as a Southwest Airlines jet. Even local police can't knock a drone out of the sky. Unless you're Homeland Security or the Department of Defense responding to an alleged terrorist threat&mdash;and even those agencies need authorization to act&mdash;you can't mess with a drone.&nbsp;
And even if you could, the price of the DedroneDefender is a bit more expensive than the typical drone deal at Target or BestBuy. You'd be dropping tens of thousands of dollars on the defensive device. But the existence of the DedroneDefender&mdash;and other systems like it&mdash;does speak to a potential future where such protections are vital, viable, and needed.
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Dedrone Releases Portable DroneDefender

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In a scenario that is likely repeated across the globe, recreational-drone pilots are creating even more hazardous duties for the Honolulu Fire Department as the crews attempt rescue efforts.
&ldquo;A lot of these recreational drones are small, so it becomes harder for us to see them, and it becomes a safety hazard for us," says Justin Sato, HFD helicopter pilot. "The biggest hazard is mid-air collisions. Any time we have a strike with a drone&mdash;at the minimum&mdash;we have to put down and assess that damage.&ldquo;
The Federal Aviation Administration has warned drone pilots repeatedly to keep out of restricted air spaces&mdash;especially during rescue and fire-fighting operations. As a rule of thumb&mdash;as if one is needed, but here it is anyway&mdash;if you see first responders and/or emergency lights in your camera screen, you are too close to the action.
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&ldquo;Rogue drones in the area means that our air assets&mdash;such as helicopters and drones&mdash;cannot fly, cannot be operational, and cannot help, &ldquo; says HFD Drone Operator Micheal Mendez. "They can delay care for those in need, or prevent water drops to contain fires."
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Violators of restricted air space can face fines totaling up to $37,000.
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"Flying drones in restricted airspace is dangerous, and it can cost lives," says Daniel Puterbaugh of the FAA office in Hawaii.&nbsp;
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Renegade Drone Pilots a Danger to First-Responders and Rescue Efforts

A new "drone gun" is entering the war against Russian invaders in Ukraine.
Manufactured in the western Ukraine region of Ivano-Frankivsk, the Kvertus Technology Antidron KVS G-6 disables drone threats using radio signals to remotely disrupt and disable control of UAVs. The Antidron KVS G-6 has a defensive range of a little more than two miles.
"We are not damaging the drone," says Kvertus director of technology Yaroslav Filimonov. "With communication lost, it just loses coordination and doesn't know where to go. The drone lands where it is jammed, or can be carried away by the wind because it's uncontrollable."&nbsp;
The "undamaged" aspect of drones neutralized by the Antidron KVS G-6 is a key strategic benefit, as Ukrainian soldiers can retrieve downed Russian drones and use them to recover potentially valuable intel.&nbsp;
The gun was designed to provide simple aim-and-shoot operation&mdash;even in stressful battlefield situations&mdash;and all components are housed in a plastic frame with a battery attached (which is similar to an ammo magazine). Kvertus asserts the Antidron KVS G-6 can disrupt 2.4GHz and 5GHz remote control and video transmission, as well as GPS L2 (and L1) and GLONASS signals.
Radio Free Europe has reported that 80 KVS G-6s have been produced since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, with more than 100 additional guns on order. Many of those orders have come not from the Ukrainian army, but from volunteers and donors who are suppling Ukrainian military units fighting in the front lines. One Antidron KVS G-6 costs $12,000.
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Drone Guns Get into the Fight

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Given their ability to take photos, shoot videos, and otherwise monitor buildings, forests, farmland, and other locations&mdash;as well as deliver medicines and packages to remote and not-so-remote areas&mdash;we know that drones can be forces for good. But 2022 is seeing an upswing in drones being deployed for far less-than-benevolent means.
Escalating drone attacks on government and civilian targets may point to a future where drones not only offer beneficial solutions to many problems, but also become global threats.
Recent incidents include a February 10 drone attack on a Saudi Arabian airport where defense measures used to intercept the drone caused 12 civilians to be injured by shrapnel.&nbsp;
A recent study by <a href="https://d-fendsolutions.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">D-Fend</a>&mdash;in partnership with the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement&mdash;discovered that 78 percent of respondents from local governments to adminstrators at stadiums and prisons cited rogue drones as threats to their facilities and employees. Furthermore, 63 percent of the respondents reported an increase in actual drone incidents that caused operational disruption, with a number of those situations causing injury to people.
The greatest spike in rogue-drone incidents revolves around airports.
What are your thoughts on unauthorized, rogue-drone threats?
Share your views with us by emailing editor Michael Molenda at <a href="mailto:mmolenda@thedroningcompany.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mmolenda@thedroningcompany.com</a>. We may publish your thoughts in an upcoming article.
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Threat of Rogue Drones Increases

Researchers in Australia are looking to the hover fly to help develop systems that can target the acoustic signatures of drone threats from up to 2.5 miles away.
Such bio-inspired design is not new. In fact, the vision systems of insects have been mapped for years in order to improve camera-based detection. However, utilizing the scientific methodology to collect acoustic data is a rather huge innovation.
"Bio-vision processing has been shown to greatly increase the detection range of drones in both visual and infrared data," says Anthony Finn, University of South Australia Professor of Autonomous Systems. "However, we have now shown we can pick up clear and crisp acoustic signatures of drones&mdash;including very small and quiet ones&mdash;using an algorithm based on the hover fly's visual system."
Hover flies pretty much do what they are named for&mdash;they can hover over plants to collect nectar. But hover flies also possess exceptional visual and tracking skills. For example, darkly lit areas are very noisy from an optical standpoint, but the hover fly is remarkably effective at capturing and processing visual data. Scientists are mapping this very same processing technique to acoustic detection, which can result in vastly improved detection capabilities&mdash;especially in noisy environments.
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"Unauthorised drones pose distinctive threats to airports, individuals, and military bases," says Finn. "It is becoming ever-more critical for us to be able to detect specific locations of drones at long distances by using techniques that can pick up even the weakest signals. Our trials using the hover-fly-based algorithms show we can now do this."
The researchers looked at narrowband and broadband signals in order to pick up drone acoustics at short to medium distances. The bio-inspired processing technique reportedly improved detection ranges by between 30 percent and 49 percent. The findings were reported in <a href="https://asa.scitation.org/journal/jas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.</a>
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Insect Sentinels: Hover Flies Teaching Researchers Better Drone Detection for Defense

Drone Operation

The deployment of drones by the Ukrainian military against invading Russian forces have seen initial successes, and they certainly point to a tiny speck of battlefield parity on a David vs. Goliath level. Although intelligence updates reveal that Russia has the technology and savvy to neuralize Ukrainian drone threats in the future&mdash;as well as asking why the invaders have not yet used such advantages to protect their soliders and equipment&mdash;the ability for an opponent at a disadvantage to somewhat level the playing field by bringing drones into the equation has far-reaching implications.&nbsp;
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In other words, while drones can do so much good, they are also security threats. Law-enforcement agencies across the planet see the potential for terrorist and other criminal activities. Of course, it's not the tech that can be dangerous. It's who uses it, and how they choose to use it.
Here are some reasons why drones can be so scary when in the wrong hands:
Drones Can Be Inexpensive and They Are Available Everywhere
Old spy or resistance movies sometimes show people risking their lives to source appropriate materials to build destructive weapons. These days, a trip to a hobby store&mdash;or shopping the wares of an online retailer&mdash;might be all someone needs to do in order to wage destruction. And you don't have to be near the target or conceal the weapon somewhere. A criminal or terrorist can fly a drone almost anywhere and zero in on a target in real time&mdash;all from a safe distance.
Low-Flying Drones Can Evade Air-Defense Systems
Drones can be very small, which makes them difficult to be tracked by conventional radar, thermal, and audio defenses. Launch a tiny-drone attack at night, and the drones could be almost unstoppable.
Drone Tech Evolves Constantly
WIth drones being important helpmates to so many different businesses and government agencies, the tech that drives drones is updated and innovated with almost unheard-of speed. Devise a security protocol for existing drone technology and evolving modifications may rapidly trump previous defensive programs.
What Are Current Drone Defenses?
Counter-drone technology is probably not as solid as you might think&mdash;at least amongst the defenses the public knows about.&nbsp;
There are so-called kinetic systems that use "stuff" to disable or impact a drone as it's in flight. These can be bullets, missiles, laser beams, electro-magnetic waves, or even another drone. Unfortunately, these deterents are short-range weapons&mdash;with approximately 100-foot effectiveness&mdash;which means a defender would need to track a drone threat as soon as possible and deploy the kinetic system fast. Yet another bummer is that highly skilled drone pilots may be able to avoid kinetic defenses and fly on to cause mischief or great damage.
Non-kinetic drone defenses include jammers that disrupt communication between drome and pilot or mess with the GPS signal. The upside of non-kinetic systems is that a security force does not need to monitor threats or deploy combat maneuvers&mdash;the system can be in constant operation. But, again, evolving drone technology may unlock methods for neutralizing jammers and so forth.
What Can Be Done?
Keeping drones out of the hands of potential criminals, disruptors, and terrorists is a significant challenge. After all, most governments have not been able to eradicate illicit weaponry or drugs in their countries. Some lawmakers favor far more strigent registration requirements and compulsory certification. Others look to regulate small, low-cost drones. It's impossible to assume without testing drone regulations whether such measures are effective or pure folly. Certainly, history has proven that desperate people usually figure out how to circumvent restrictions and acquire dangerous materials.
The solution may lie in developing autonomous and comprehensive air-defense systems that can neutralize any type of drone before it strikes its target. We aren't there yet.
What are your thoughts?
Email the editor at <a style="color: #ba372a;" href="mailto:mmolenda@thedroningcompany.com">mmolenda@thedroningcompany.com</a> to comment.
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Drones Can Be Davids in Goliath-Like Warfare and that's a Frightening Security Problem

After a fatal drone attack last week by Yemen Houthi rebels on fuel tankers in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of recreational drones in the country.
Three people were killed in the attack&mdash;reportedly by bomb-carrying, kamikaze drones. Yemen&rsquo;s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the fatal attack, as well as carrying out military operations against airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and other UAE facilities by deploying drones and ballistic missiles. The Houthis hold Yemen's capital, and are fighting a year's long war with a Saudi-led military coalition that includes the UAE.&nbsp;
As a result of the attacks, anyone flying a drone for recreation purposes will face "legal liabilities" if caught in the act. The Interior Ministry also stated that exemptions to businesses who use drones for filming and other purposes may be granted.&nbsp;
Drone users in the UAE must obtain a certificate from the civil aviation authorities, and government regulations already restrict flying drones in residential areas and near airports.&nbsp;
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