The Pentagon is purchasing tech from Israeli defense firm that could jam or take down weaponized drones used by ISIS, according to Defense One. The $15.6 million contract was awarded for “man-portable aerial defense systems kits,” something that usually refers to shoulder-fired missiles. However, the USAF department that purchased it is in charge of communications and electronics devices, and the seller, Israeli Aeronautics Industries (IAI), just happens to manufacture a jamming device called “Drone Guard.”
Drone Guard can detect, identify and jam small USAVs using 3D radar and electro-optical sensors. “The jamming disrupts the drone”s flight and either cause it to return to its point-of-origin or to shut down and make a crash landing,” according to the AIA”s press release.