Hanwha Systems Successfully Demonstrates 'Anti-Drone' System

Verification of Detection and Capture of 2m-Class Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Hanwha Systems announced on the 13th that it successfully demonstrated an 'anti-drone' system that detects, tracks, and captures illegal drones such as North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Hanwha Systems tested the anti-drone system, which captures and neutralizes small UAVs, over a total of eight days starting from the 2nd at the Hwaseong drone-exclusive flight test site and the Army Infantry School Jangseong comprehensive training ground.

As a result, Hanwha's 'Integrated Drone Surveillance and Defense System' was verified to operate normally. Hanwha Systems' thermal imaging equipment and the drone defense system from the U.S. company Fortem Technologies detected fixed-wing UAVs with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.03㎡ from 3 km away and captured UAVs flying at altitudes between 300 and 800 meters.

The anti-drone system identifies the drone's size and weight, then removes the drone using a parachute installed on a net /
[Photo by Hanwha Systems]

The threat drones used in the demonstration were about 2 meters in wingspan, similar in size to the North Korean UAV that violated airspace in December last year. The drone defense system recorded a capture rate of over 90% at a maximum speed of 90 km/h on site, confirming its effectiveness.

Hanwha Systems plans to integrate and apply advanced AESA radar technology, which improves target tracking accuracy and detection range, to expand the coverage of the 'Integrated Drone Surveillance and Defense System.' Eo Seong-cheol, CEO of Hanwha Systems, stated, “We will contribute to strengthening national defense capabilities by combining Hanwha Systems' multifunction radar and anti-drone technologies.”