Australia’s Newest Drone Fighter Weighs Less Than a Rifle

The RAKURAI enables individual soldiers to disrupt hostile drones as a handheld electronic warfare system.

Australia’s drone defense ambitions are getting lighter with the debut of a handheld counter-drone system designed to fit in a soldier’s kit.

Developed by Sydney-based MILLIBEAM, the RAKURAI is built to disrupt the control, navigation, and data links of small hostile drones before they can pose a threat.

Rather than limiting the technology to specialized operators, the company designed the system to be carried and operated by individual soldiers as part of their standard equipment.

Read the rest of the story at NextGen Defense.

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