Wrap Technologies, Inc. is to adapt its BolaWrap® 150 remote restraint technology, usually used in ground operations, into the counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) market.
The first concept in this initiative, Wrap-Merlin 1, is a modular, drone-mounted payload designed to entangle and neutralise hostile drones mid-flight. Wrap-Merlin 1 mounts one to six BolaWrap 150 cassettes onto an FPV drone platform, integrated with a remote deployment mechanism and first-person-view targeting system. This configuration allows FPV pilots to locate, engage, and disable hostile drones mid-flight using a lightweight payload. The Kevlar-cord Wrap-Merlin 1 is designed to deliver multiple engagements per sortie. A 3D-printable mounting system enables mission-specific configurations to be deployed quickly.
“Wrap-Merlin 1 is entering development testing in both C-UAS testing environments and live battlefield environments to refine multi-engagement performance, enhance current capabilities with rapid iterative design, and ensure full interoperability across platforms,” the company said. “ We plan to move rapidly from development to production and position Wrap-Merlin 1 for near-term commercialisation in both the US Department of Defense and global defence markets.”
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