Katoomba™ K2D
Public-Safe Drone Deterrence for Law Enforcement
Drones pose a major threat to public safety and public peace, with the risk of domestic terrorism utilising drones as delivery platforms increasing daily. However, law enforcement has no safe method of addressing and defending against unauthorised drone use.
The Katoomba™ K2D
Equipping Law Enforcement to Protect Society
The Katoomba™ K2D is an AI-integrated counter-sensor system, designed to allow law enforcement professionals to defend against nefarious drone use in populated areas, while being compliant with CASA/FAA and ACMA/FCC regulations. The K2D works by temporarily disrupting a drone’s onboard camera, preventing the drone from undertaking photography or filming towards the protected area. Additionally, the K2D enables law enforcement to permanently disable the onboard camera, preventing the drone operator from utilising the first-person view (FPV) camera for precise, remote navigation, preventing nefarious actors from undertaking their objective. On the occasion of camera disablement, the drone operator has the option to ‘return to home’, utilising onboard GPS/IMU guidance.
Flexible Design
The Katoomba™ K2D is designed with flexibility in mind. The module is Picatinny rail-mounted and uses an energy magazine (E-Mag) that is compatible with readily available firearms utilised by law enforcement. This enabled law enforcement to rapidly train and equip officers and responders. The standalone platform (LR) enables point response, while the attachment format (LRA) enables riot control readiness at all times. For high risk situations, the K2D can be mounted on top of vehicles and operated remotely (LT). The K2D is operated using two-buttons, simplifying operation and operator cognitive load.
Built-In Safety
The Katoomba™ series utilises a multitude of safety measures to ensure safe, silent operation, ensuring public safety and peace. The integrated patent-pending artificial intelligence system uses two cameras to ensure safety at all times. A safety camera retains peripheral and background awareness of all objects entering the engagement box, with the capability to disengage the laser, while the targeting camera uses a sensor fusion approach to ensure only valid objects are engaged and targeted. By using an AI targeting mechanism, threat targets can be engaged with extreme precision, even when handheld. The utilised laser maximises impacts on drones while minimising the safety risk to the public. Critically, both the operator and the AI need to approve emissions, ensuring no unauthorised discharge that may risk public safety.