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The EDM4S or EDM4S SkyWiper (''Electronic Drone Mitigation 4 - System''), is a portable electronic warfare anti-drone device produced and developed by the
The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of , as well as its satellite navigation capabilities. Depending on the UAV's level of
Lithuania
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n company NT Service It is designed to disrupt small and medium sized UAV
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...
s by jamming their communication and satellite navigation systems with an electromagnetic pulse.
History
The device was first shown by the company NT Service (based inKaunas
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, Lithuania) in the 2019 Security and Counter Terror Exhibition in London. In partnership with Israeli company Skylock, NT Service also produces the system under the name "Skybeam".
Description
The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of , as well as its satellite navigation capabilities. Depending on the UAV's level of autonomy
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, it may then fall out of the sky, make a controlled landing, return to an earlier waypoint, or continue operating normally.
The device can have 4 or 6 antennas. By default there are two antennas for the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, with a power of 10 W each, one antenna for the GPS
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1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W, and one antenna for the GLONASS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W.
The device is made of aluminium, with the "gun" portion being modelled after the Heckler & Koch G36 rifle
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– including a trigger to activate the device and optics for sighting. It weighs 5.5 kg and measures 1050 × 220 × 360 mm with the stock extended (830 × 220 × 360 mm without the stock extended). It is powered by a 24 V battery
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, which can last for up to 60 minutes.
Operational history
The EDM4S-UA version of the device – at a unit cost of US$15,000 – was first used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the Russian separatist drones inDonbas
The Donbas or Donbass (, ; uk, Донба́с ; russian: Донба́сс ) is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. Parts of the Donbas are controlled by Russian separatist groups as a result of the Russo-Ukrai ...
in 2021 as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. It has since seen further use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, neutralizing the Russian drones such as the Eleron-3
The ENICS Eleron-3 (ЭНИКС Элерон-3 in Russian language, Russian) is a reconnaissance UAV made by the Russian manufacturer ENICS.
History
The Russian word eleron (Элерон) means aileron.
The Eleron-3 was originally aimed at ...
. In June 2022, Lithuania donated 110 units to Ukraine at a cost of €1.5 million (US$1.56 million).
Operators
; * Lithuanian Armed Forces ; * Ukrainian Armed Forces: EDM4S-UA ; * Romanian Armed Forces: Skylock SkybeamSee also
*Drone warfare
Drone warfare is a form of aerial warfare using unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) or weaponized commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The United States, United Kingdom, Israel, China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, France, India, Pakista ...
References
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