{"id":53188,"date":"2016-03-07T13:32:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T13:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=53188"},"modified":"2016-03-07T13:58:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T13:58:12","slug":"uk-startup-pitches-crazy-looking-bazooka-to-take-down-rogue-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/uk-startup-pitches-crazy-looking-bazooka-to-take-down-rogue-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"UK startup pitches crazy looking bazooka to take down rogue drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/drone-bazooka.jpg\" alt=\"drone bazooka\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/drone-bazooka.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/drone-bazooka-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/drone-bazooka-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/drone-bazooka-450x270.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Northumberland based startup, <a href=\"http:\/\/openworksengineering.com\/\">OpenWorks Engineering<\/a> has just introduced to the world a\u00a0bazooka-style weapon to take down UAVs. It&#8217;s the latest in a wave of technology designed to combat an anticipated surge in rogue drone behaviour.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>See Also: &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/02\/police-eagles-set-to-take-down-drones\/\">Police eagles set to take down drones<\/a>&#8216;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looking like something off the set of Mad Max, the Skywall 100 fires a shell into the air that contains a net and parachute designed to ensnare\u00a0the devilish drone in the air. Rather cleverly it also promises to bring the drone safely back to earth without damaging it.<\/p>\n<p>See it in action in the video below:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='730' height='441' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6uu4yoi0TqY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Skywall 100\u00a0weighs 10kg and sits on the user&#8217;s shoulder whilst they use the holographic scope and intelligence system to lock on\u00a0and\u00a0take out\u00a0their target. It has a range of up to 100m and fires almost silently &#8211; so the intended target has no idea they&#8217;re about to be\u00a0netted.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Down, Managing Director\u00a0at\u00a0OpenWorks Engineerings, states\u00a0\u201cOpenWorks Engineering believes that security enforcement authorities need a cost-effective and proportionate way of protecting the public and high-profile individuals and we wanted to put a system on the market that offered just that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3825.jpg\" alt=\"3825\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3825.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3825-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3825-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3825-450x270.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Looking to fly responsibly?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you fancy indulging\u00a0your childhood dream of becoming a pilot and are willing to stay on the right side of the law &#8211; that means you can&#8217;t use it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qKV6g47hgRs\" target=\"_blank\">scare\u00a0German Chancellors<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lAOzOlV3wm0\" target=\"_blank\">take down downhill skiers<\/a>,\u00a0I&#8217;m afraid- they\u2019re great for any ability and will soon have you flying high!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/by-type\/gifts-and-gadgets\/drones-and-quadcopters\">Shop Drones &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northumberland based startup, OpenWorks Engineering has just introduced to the world a\u00a0bazooka-style weapon to take down UAVs. 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