This Drone-Catching Drone Will Capture Unwelcome Aerial Visitors

According to Forbes, these drone-interceptors are being designed with a focus on identifying drones, analyzing their trajectories, and ultimately capturing them without a human operator involved. This can be extremely useful in case a commercial drone malfunctions, or for consumers who want to regulate the airspace of their private property. But perhaps most importantly, these drone-hunters could potentially be used in foiling a drone-centric terrorist attack.

After all, as Airspace Systems CEO Jaz Banga points out, ISIS has already used commercial drones in battle, fitting them with 40mm rifle grenades in Mosul this past January. Banga adds, “For a very little amount of money, they become a poor man’s cruise missile.” Take a look at one of these interceptors in action below, courtesy of Airspace Systems:

Institutions such as Citi Field and the New York Mets have developed a relationship with Jaz Banga and Airspace Systems, as the aforementioned fear of unwelcome drones threatening the safety of their customers seems more and more warranted as time goes on. Whether it's simply flying in an unsafe manner or actually carrying a dangerous paylod, Banga tells Forbes that “you have to treat every drone that comes in as possibly something that’s going to be very dangerous for that crowd of 30, 40, [or] 50,000 people.”

While these drone-capturing drones may appeal to the general public, the six-figure price-point is currently more geared towards corporations with the scratch to purchase them. Not exactly cheap, but for corporations who want to provide their consumers with a high level of safety in order to protect their business, it seems like a reasonable opportunity cost.