2018 Commonwealth Games
Queensland, Australia
DroneShield’s DroneGun Mk2* was selected by the Queensland Police Service for aerial protection during the XXI Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Multiple units of DroneGun Mk2s were deployed to enhance security at the event, which welcomed over 6,600 athletes and team officials from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories, alongside tens of thousands of spectators .
Increasing misuse of drone technology necessitates comprehensive UAS countermeasures in addition to conventional security. High-profile events are often targets for terrorism, while drones flown by individuals attempting to capture aerial footage pose additional risks, disrupting both athletes and media operations .
Queensland Police Senior Sergeant John Hildebrand carrying DroneShield’s DroneGun Mk2* for aerial protection on the Gold Coast. This product was replaced by its successor DroneGun Tactical in 2019 | © John Hildebrand
The Queensland Police Service successfully used DroneShield’s DroneGun Mk2 to neutralise a quadcopter that breached an aerial exclusion zone. The device disrupts communication between the drone and its controller, disabling video transmission and forcing the drone to either land or return to its starting point, which aided in the apprehension of the operator.
With a range of 2km, the DroneGun Tactical offers high portability and is capable of disrupting multiple RF frequency bands simultaneously. This non-kinetic, silent countermeasure is ideal for protecting large-scale public events without disturbing crowds.
*The DroneGun Tactical replaced the DroneGun Mk2 in 2019.
System Deployment
Rationale & Advantages
Portable, high-powered drone disruption
Non-kinetic solutions maintain the peace and safety of the general public
Non-destructive “soft-kill” permits law enforcement to collect the drone for evidence and more readily track down a perpetrator