Get ready to see a lot of Drones in FIFA World Cup. This winter’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar will have man-to-man marking and drone v drone security.
Venues will be protected by unmanned aerial vehicles that launch nets to capture “rogue” drones.
Qatar’s interior ministry has contracted Fortem Technologies to produce interceptor drones.
The accord underscores increased worries about drone strikes.
Fortem believes their method reduces the chance of damage from using firearms to knock down drones in populated areas.
Autonomous, radar-guided DroneHunters fire nets to capture tiny consumer drones, which may subsequently be moved.
For bigger drones, a parachute-connected net is deployed at the target to slow and bring it down.
Targets are discovered using a “series of very tiny radars placed around the arena,” Fortem CEO Timothy Bean told the BBC.
The business says its drones have killed people at security locations worldwide.
Fans won’t hear drones buzzing since they operate “a mile or two away,” Mr. Bean said.
Fortem thinks that terrorists may fire drones on pre-programmed flight trajectories.
“Because terrorists don’t use joysticks, our company is booming. Terrorists don’t use joysticks. These drones aren’t jammable “Bean argues.
The business implemented anti-drone technology at other athletic events and at Davos. It’s provided portable versions of its equipment to Ukraine and is working on anti-drone safeguards for UK airports.
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Toshiba and Boeing have backed the Utah-based startup, which will work with the Qatari Ministry of Interior and Safety and Security Operations Committee during the World Cup.
