Battelle’s drone-dropping technology acquired by San Francisco startup

Battelle technology that can drop drones from the sky has been acquired by a San Francisco startup specializing in defense against unmanned aerial devices.

Dedrone has acquired the assets to DroneDefender for undisclosed terms.

Looking like a science fiction blaster, the device disrupts radio frequency control at distances up to 400 meters, and can force a drone to return to its pilot, hover in place or drop to the ground, without damaging the aircraft itself.

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Written by Carrie Ghose.

Originally published October 8, 2019.