Countermeasure Database
21 classified counter-drone systems
Smoke / Obscurant Screen
Passive DefenseSmoke grenades, vehicle-mounted smoke generators, or large-area obscurant systems that block visual and infrared sensors on drones. Prevents visually-guided drones from acquiring or tracking targets. A simple, cheap, and immediately available passive defense.
⟐ 50-500 m coverage area$ $10-500 per grenade, $5,000-$50,000 for vehicle system
Decoys / Signature Management
Passive DefenseUsing decoy targets, IR flares, radar reflectors, and thermal signature reduction to confuse drone targeting systems. Prevents drones from identifying real targets by presenting false ones or reducing the signature of actual assets.
⟐ Area defense (protects whatever zone is seeded)$ $100-$50,000 per decoy set