POTD: The DroneGun Mk4 – The Future Is Now!

Eric B
by Eric B
The DroneGun Mk4. Picture from DroneShield.

Photo Of The Day: Anyone with the slightest interest in modern warfare is sure to have seen various types of drones in use, both in passive and active duties. The DroneGun Mk4 shown above reminds me of what the future looks like, yet we’re already here. The DroneGun Mk4 claims to be useful against a variety of drones and can interfere with the control, navigation, and video of numerous models.

Here’s DroneShield’s own description

The DroneGun Mk4 is a rugged, handheld cUAS effector providing users with a compact, rapid response countermeasure capability. The device maintains the versatility of its predecessor, while hosting improved performance, ingress protection and serviceability.

The DroneGun Mk4 is highly effective against a wide range of UAS types and models. The DroneGun Mk4 can disrupt the control, navigation and video of multiple drones simultaneously.

When disruption is triggered, UAS will typically respond via a vertical controlled landing on the spot, or return back to the operator controller or starting point. RF disruption can also interfere with any live video streaming (FPV) back to the remote controller halting the collection of video footage and intelligence by the UAS operator.

DroneShield’s C-UAS defeat capabilities do not involve protocol manipulation or “cyber” tactics, given the limitations of those methods. Our defeat technologies offer non-kinetic jamming for controlled management of threats.

Read more about the DroneGun here: https://www.droneshield.com/products/dronegun-mk4


All images by DroneShield.

Eric B
Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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  • Uniform223 Uniform223 on May 04, 2023

    What kind of batteries does it take?

    • Curmudgeon5462 Curmudgeon5462 on May 04, 2023

      @Uniform223 9 volts. Good luck finding those at the gas station while a drone is attacking you. Also it starts chirping loudly when they run low and give away your position.

  • David Knuth David Knuth on May 07, 2023

    Wake me when they manage to make a directed microwave weapon with enough power to actually do more than tingle and sting in that form factor.

    And where's my phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range, dammit?

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    • David Knuth David Knuth on May 31, 2023

      @Brains and Looks Phaser. A lightsaber would be handy, but more as a replacement for an axe/machete/plasma cutter/blow torch/fire starter/road flare. Seriously. How they weren't basically common in the SWU as construction tools, etc., I have no idea. "Yo, Han, I gotta cut this here structural beam you gotta...nevermind. Yo, luke, lemme see your light saber for a second..."

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