To combat this emerging threat Martek Marine have developed the D-FENCETM maritime drone detection & defeat system. D-FENCEM detects and identifies commercial drones within a 20+km range providing GPS positioning of both drone & pilot together with the drone’s speed & heading. Configurable and escalating stage alarms in real time allow the threat level to be assessed in good time.
Once a real drone threat has been established, the system enables a 500m+ electronic ‘exclusion zone’ to be created around the vessel. Should the drone approach this exclusion zone, its control/video signal will be interrupted, initiating its fail-safe mode forcing it to land or return to its operator.
Since the recent launch of the system Martek have secured a strong order book and are expanding operations to meet growing worldwide demand. Martek are actively seeking new global partners and agents for D-FENCETM
Martek CEO Paul Luen commented, “Drone technology offers some amazing benefits to the maritime industry but as ever, ‘bad actors’ will seek to use the technology for nefarious purposes. The development of D-FENCETM is a major breakthrough to help mitigate such threats and protect global shipping.”
