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Volume 20 February 2018 Edition DroneShield Launches New Electronic DroneGun • Effective coverage: Allows for an up to 1km coverage, in a wide DroneShield’s DroneGun Tactical product, is now avail- range of environmental conditions able for purchase to qualified end-users, where lawful*. DroneGun Tactical provides a safe countermeasure against a wide range of drone models and was designed following com- prehensive international military end-user trials. It allows for a controlled management of drone payload such as explosives, with no damage to common drones models or surrounding environment due to the drones generally responding via a vertical controlled landing on the spot, or returning back to the starting point (assisting to track the operator). Benefits of DroneGun Tactical Drone Jammer: • Fully Integrated: Battery powered single rifle style solution, one person operation • Easy to use: no technical training for set up or use required, highly portable design • Immediate video cease: immediately ceases video transmis- sion back to the drone operator • Enables investigation: drone remains intact and available for forensic investigation • Additional Frequency Bands: Option to disrupt multiple RF frequency bands simultaneously (433MHz, 915MHz, 2.4GHz & 5.8GHz) • GNSS Disruption: Optional GNSS disruption capablity (GPS, GLONASS) • Protected: Unit supplied packed in custom carbon fibre carry case. The release of DroneGun Tactical contin- ues to establish the company’s lead in the counter-drone space, which follows on the release of DroneGun MKII™ in late 2017. DroneGun MKII DroneGun Tactical™ is not intended to take the place of DroneGun MKII, but it is designed for users with a different set of requirements than those using DroneGun MKII. 27