Drone Jamming Devices Tutorial

Published Apr 24, 2023 12:44 PM

With drones becoming an increasing security risk, jamming them is an emerging countermeasure but how does it work and when is it legal?

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In this tutorial, based on a review of scientific articles, patents, and marketing materials, we examine drone jammers, including:

  • Drone Communications
  • Jamming Technology
  • Omni-Directional and Directional Jamming
  • Interference with Other Communications, Types Of Jamming
  • Jammer Types
  • Drones Vs Jammers
  • Jamming Vs Fully Automated Drone
  • Taking Drone Down and Jammers Are Generally Illegal
  • Market For Jammers
  • Jamming Vs GPS Spoofing Vs "Cyber Control"
  • Jamming Vs Non-RF-Based Anti-Drone Technologies
  • Manufacturers

Executive *******

***** ******* **** ****** ***** ********* effectively ********* ************** ******* *** ********** and *** *****, ***** ******* *** drone ***********. ** * **** ******, jammers **** *** ***** ***** ************** on ************ (****) ***********, ***** ** why **** *** ********* ******* ** the ** *** **.

** *** ******** ****, ******* ***** advantages ** ******, *****, *** **** compared ** ***-**-***** **********, **** ** net ********** **** *** ********.

Drone **************

****** *********** **** * *** ********* and * ****** ********** *** ***** operations - **** ** ***** ************** links *** ** ******** ** * jammer.

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"*********" ***** ******* *** ***** *** a ****** ********** *** **** ** relay *********** **** ** ********, ********, and ****.

** *******, ****** *** **** ** a ****** ** ********* ***********, ********* to ***** *****:

*** *********** ******* *** ***** ************** and *** ***** *** ********* ***** are ******, ******, ******, *,****, *.****, 5.8GHz, ** **** ** *******, ******* and *.**-*.***** *** ******** ** *** or ******* *******

*** *******, * *** ***** **/** drone **** *.**** ** *.**** *** video ************ *** *.**** - *.**** for ********** (********* ** *** ******* where ** ** ****), ********* ***** **** ******.

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*** ******* ** ***** ******* ** to ********* ******** ***** ** *********** that ****** ***, **** **** *** communication ***/** *** ********** **** ** obstructed ********* ** ***** ** ******* denial ** *******.

*** ****** **** ** **** ** characterize *** ******* ** ****** *** Error **** (***) *** ** ** a ******** ** *** ******-**-***** *****. While ************** ******** **** * *** in *** ***** ** *.*** ** lower (*.*., * *** ***** ** 1,000 ****), *** ***** ****, ******* *** ****** *** * 100x ******** - * *** ***** in ** **** (*** ** *.*).

*** ***** ** *** ******'* ******** depends ** *** **** ** ******* used, *** ************, *** **** ****** of *** *******, ***., *******, ** can ** **** **** *** **** powerful **** ****** ************** ******* *** controller *** *** *****, *** ***** *****. **** ** **** ** ******* directions **** * ******, ***** ** other ****** ******** ***** ****** **** talk ** ***.

***** ******* ******* **** * **** factors:

  • *** ************** ** *** ******* (****-*********** vs ***********)
  • *** **** ** ************** ****** (** link ***/** *** *************)
  • ******* ********** (********-*****, *******, ***.)
  • ******'* **** ****** (******** ** **********).

**** ** ***** ******* *** ********** below.

Omni-Directional ******* ** *********** *******

***** ******* ******* *** ** ******* into *** ***** ****** ***** ** the **** ** ******* **** **** use - *************** *** *********** - with **** **** ******** ********* ** power, ********, *** ************ **** ******** communications.

*** ******* ***** ***** * ********** between *** **********:

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***** ***** *** **** *********** *** omnidirectional ****** ****** **** ***** * range ** ** ** *.** *****, due ** * ****** **** ** coverage (** ***** ** *******), *************** jammers ******* **** *****.

*******, *************** ******* ***** ******* ******** against ***** ****** (*.*., ******* **** multiple ****** ****** **** ******* **********), as ** ****** * **** ***-****** circle, ******* *********** ******* **** ** be ***** ** * *****.

**** **** **** ****** ***** *** directional ******* **** ***-****** ********, *** majority ** *** ****** **** * coverage ***** ******* **** ** *******.

Interference **** ***** **************, ***** ** *******

*** ******* ** ************ ** ******** legitimate ************** ** *** ****** **** is * *********** ********** ** *******, however, **** ********** (********-***** *******) *** better ********** ** ****** *********** ***** communications.

***** *** **** ***** ** ******* techniques **** *** ** ******* ** drones - *******, *****, ********-*****, *** tone *******.

********-***** *******, ****** *****, ****, *** barrage *******, **** *********** ***** *** communication ******* *** ***** *** *** remote ********** ** ****** *** ******* signal, **** ******** *** *********** ** interfering **** ***** ******* ** *** area. ******* ************ **** *********** ** target ****** *** ***** ** *** protocol-aware ************ ** ** *****, ********* decreasing *** *********** ** ************ **** further.

*** ******** ** **** ******* ** a *********** ** **** ********** ********* about *** ***** (*.*., ** ******* the ************ *** *** *****, *** can ****** *** ******* ******) *** increased ****** ** ********** ** **************. Protocol-aware ******* *** ** ****-**-**** **** an ** ******** **** ***** **** the ****** *** **** ***** *** channel *****, ********* *****, ***. ****, using * ********-******* *****, *** ****** can ****** *** ************ ** ****** the *****.

******* *** ***** ******* *** ****** a ****-**** ***** ****** ** * narrow ****** ** * ******** ******, respectively, ** ***** *****:

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*** ******* ***** **** *** ******* protocol-aware ******* ******* *** ******** ** the ******* ****** ** ******** *** every *****.

*** *****-**** ******* *** ***** *** the ******* ******* *** ** ****** power, ********** ** **************, *** ***** of ************ **** ******** **************.

******* ******* ******** *** **** ***** (because ** *** ****-**** ******) ***, thus, ****** *** ******** ************, *******, it **** *** ******* *** ********* about *** ******, ****** ******** ******* which ***** ** **** * ******** motion ************ **** *** ********* ******* that ** **** ** **** ****** in ***** **************, ********* ** ***** *****.

**** ******* ** ******-**** ******* *** is ****** ****, *** ** *** limited **********.

*** ******* ***** ***** * ********** between *** ******* ***** ********* ** a ********** ** * ******* *****:

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********-***** ******* ******** *** ***** ***** and ******* **** ********* (* *** error **** ** ~*.*) *******, ***** barrage ******* ******** ************* **** *****. Sweep *******, ** *** ***** ****, is ** *** ****** **** * more ******* ******** ** ************* ** lower ***** ******.

** ***** * *** ***** ** 10 **** **** * ******* *******, for *******, *** ******'* ************ ** a ***** *** ** ** ****** of * *** ***** ***** (** 1 ********* ** * ****), ** the **********'* ************ ** * ***** is ********** ***** (-**** ** *.** micro *****), *** ***** ******** *****:

*********** **** * ******* ***** **** the ***** ********** ** ** ** (-20 **) ***** ** ********* ** a ******** ** *** ** ****, the ***** ******** *** ***** **** the ********** ** ** *** ***** of **-* * (****** -** **)

**** **** ***** *******' ************** ******* obscure **** ******* ******** ** ****, so ** ** *** ***** ** us *** ***** ********-***** ******* ** used. *******, **** ******** **** ***** jamming ***** (******* *** *****) *** used **** ***** ******** ** ********-***** jamming.

Jammer *****

***** *** * *** ********* *************** of ***** *******, ********* ****-**** *******, stationary, *** ***-******* ******* - **** offering ********* ******** ***** *** *********** in ************.

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**** ****** ***** **** ** *** at **** ****** (** ** **-***** for ** ******* *****), *** ******** response **** ** *********. ****-**** ******* have * ********* ********** ** **** a ******** **** ***** ** ****** have **** ******* *********. ************, *********** that ****-**** ******* *** ********* *********** jammers, ** *** ******* ******** *** response **** ** *** ***** ** aim *** ****** ****** *** *****.

********** ******* *** *******-******* *******, ** the ***** ****, *** ***** * quicker ******** **** ** ******* ** a ********* ********.

** *** ******** ****, ****-**** ******* can ***** **** ************ *** ** a ******** ************ ****, *** *** be **** ********* ** ***'* ******** layout (*.*., * ********** ****** *** be **** ********* ** **** ********** due ** ********* ** ***** ************).

Drones ** *******

***** ** ** ********* ******* ******* it ******* ** *** *****'* ******** logic, *** **** ** ******* (*.*., is ** ******** *****, **, ***, or * ***********), *******, ***** *** two **** ******* ******** - (*) drone ******* ** ****/******* ****** **** or (*) ***** ****** ********.

*** ***** ***** ***** * ***** descending ***** *******:

*********, **** *** ************* ** ****** the ***** ****** ********, *******, ** RC ***/** ***** ** ******* **** the ***** *** ** ********** ** hover, ****, ** ****** ** *** home/launch ****.

***** ******* ****** ** ******** ** understand **** ******* **** ******. *** example, ******* ****** *** * ****** **** DJI *********** **** ** *** ***** ***** connection **** *** ****** ********** *** more **** * ******* ** *** be ********** ** *** ** ***** things ********* *****:

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*** ****** ******** ** *** *********** aware ** **** *** ***** ** programmed ** ** ** *** ********** is **** (*.*., ****** **** ** land), ** ** ********** *********** *** does *** ********* **** *** ***** can ** ********* *** ******** ********. However, * ********* ***** ***** ***** that * ****** ******** *** ******* over *** *******:

** *** *** ****** ** *** available, **** *** ***** **** ****, as *** ******* **** ******* *********** *****:

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**** **** **** ****** *** ** programmed ** ******** ***** ****** **** even ** *** ********** **** *** drone ** **-*********** (*.*. **** ** exits *** ******'* *****).

Jamming ** ***** ********* *****

* ***** ********* ***** ***** *** most ************ *** ******** ***** ** both ********* *** ********** *** ******.

*****, * ***** ********* ***** ***** over * ***-******** ***** *** **** not *********** **** *** ****** **********, therefore ** **** ** ****** *** RF ******** ** ****** **. ******, video ************ *** ** ************* ****** will *** ** ********* ******* **** drones, *** **** *** ******** *** disrupt *** ********* ** **** ****** (provided ** **** *** **** ********** navigation *****).

Taking ***** **** *** ******* *** ********* *******

*******' ******* ** ************* ***** ********** communications ** **** *********** *** ***** GPS ******* ******** *** ***********, ***** is *** ******* *** ********* ******* for ********* *** *** *********** (****** they **** ********).

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********, ****** **** * ***** ** illegal ** *** **, ******** *** ***********, **** ** *** ***** ** flying ********* ***/** **** ***'* ******** (land ****** ***'* *** *** ******** above ***** ****).

******* ** *** **, *** *** of ******* ** ******* ** *** EU, ** *** ******** ********** ** Postal *** ****************** *************** (** ****) concluded ***** **** ***************:

***** ** ** ********** ***** *** for ***** ******* ** ***** **** purpose ** ** ******* *** ********* of ********** ***** ************.

****** *** ******** *****, *** ******** of *******, ********* *** *** *** jamming, *** **** ********* ** ******* instances ** *** ******* ** *** R&TTE (****/*/**) *** *** *** ********** (2004/108/EC). ***** *********** **** **** ***** thatEU ****** ****** ******* ****** *** **** ** ****** ***** ************** ** ** ********* ** ******* ******* ******** ** ******* ** *** ****** [emphasis added]

Market *** ***** *******

**** ******* ***** ********* *******, ** greatly ********* *** ********* ****** *** these *******, **** ***, ********, *** other ******* ********** ******** ***** *** primary *********.

*** *******, * ** ******* ******* found ** **** ****** ********* ** *********** * ***** **$*** ******* ******, *** **********, *** **** **** than * ******** ******* ** "****** forces *********", *** ********* **** ***** *******. **** **** *** ******* ****** "more **** *** *******" ****.

************* ******, ** ******* *********** ******** * *** *****,***************, **** * ******* **** ****** that ** ** "***** *******-***** ********** solution ***civilian, ***** *** ***** *** *********** in urban environments".

**** *** *** *** *** ***** mentions ** ******* ****** ****** *********. Dedrone *** *** ******* ** *** requests *** ******** *** *****. ** this ** ** ********** ** ******** for **** ** ************, *** ****** for ***** ******* **** ******* ******** (provided ******** ** **********).

Jamming ** *** ******** ** "***** *******"

***** *******, *** ********, *** "***** Control" *** **** ** ***** ********* toward *** *****, ** ** ********* to *********** ****.

*** ******** ******* ******** * ***** into ************ ********* *** ******** ** the ****** **********, ******* *** ******** to ****** *** ******/*****/*********. *** ********** between ******** *** ******* ** **** when *** ***** ** ***** *******, the ******** *** ******* **** *** drone *** ** *** ***** ** the ******'* *********, ******* ***** ******* results ** **** ** ******* **** the ***** (** **** *****) ***** can ******** ******** ********* **** *** drone.

*** ***** ***** ************ *********** **** the ********** ** ***** ******** **** drone's *** ****:

"***** *******" ** ******* **-***** ******** that ****** *** ***** ******* **** the ***** ** *** ******** **** essentially ******* *** *** ****** ********.

***** *** ***** ********** *** ***** security ****-***** **********, ***** *** **** tradeoffs. *** *******, ** * ****** of *** ******** ** ******** *** be ******* **** * ***** ******* or ***** ********* ********* ********** ****** to **** ***** *** *****. ***** control, ** *** ***** ****, ****** for *** **** ********** ***** ********** for ******** *******, ** **** ***** control *** ******** **** *** ****** land *** ***** ** * ********** location *** ****.

**** *** ******** ** ********* ******** focusing ** ** *******, ** ***'* know ****** ***** *** ******** *** Cyber ******* ** ******** *** ********** of ***** ************.

Jamming ** ***-**-***** ****-***** ************

*** ********** ****, ****** ******, *** even ******** *** ******** ** ***-**-***** anti-drone **********, *******, ** ******* ****** a ****** ** ********** ** ****** and **** ** **********.

*** *** ********** **** *** *********** containing **** **** *** ******** ****** the ***** *** ***** ** ****. The ********* ** ***** **** ***** need ** ** ****** ** *** drones *** ** *** ******* ***** of **** ********. ********, ***** **** of *** *********** **** ******* ********** to **** **** *** *******, *** speed ** *** *****'* ****** ** greater ******** ** ** ******* *** it ** **** **********, ****, ******* safety ********. ************, ***** **** *** miss *** ***** ********** *********** ******* injuries ** *** ****** *****.

*** ***** ***** ***** * ***** being **** **** ** **** * gun:

****** **** *** ** **** ** being *** ***** ****, ** *** video ***** *****:

*******, *** ******** *** ******** *** maintaining * **** ******, ******* **** some ******** ***** *****' ****** *** overall ****** ***** ***** *** ******** of **** ** ********. ************, ***** won't ** **** ** **** ** larger ******.

***** ******* ** ******* ********* ********, however, ** ****** **** **** ****** concerns **** *** **** *** ***** combatting ******

*************

**** ********* **** ********** ** ***** jamming ******* (** ************ *****):

************, ******* ******* ******* *********** ***** drone ******* / ******* *** *******, e.g.,******** ******* *-***,**** **********,******** *-***), ***.

** *** **, ****-***** / ***** jamming ******* *** *** ** **** online, *.*., ******** ** ** ****** return ** *******.

*******, ** *** ***, ****-***** ******* are ****** *********, *.*.,******** ** ********* ********* ** **** In *****.***** **** ***********'* ***** ******* ******* ************ ***-***-*-**************.

Comments (3)
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Steven Neo
Apr 25, 2023
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***** *** ***** **** ************, ********* is ********** ***** ********* *******.

JH
John Honovich
May 20, 2023
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*********** ****** **** * ******** ******** **** *******, ******* *******:

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JG
James Gowan
Jul 21, 2023
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** ***** *** ********* ******* *********** form *** ** ***** *********. ***** like **** ** *** **** *********** static-mounted ******* ***** ** * ************* for ***** ****** ******.