National Instruments Helps SkySafe Develop Drone Defense System

　　In response to technological developments and SWaP challenges, based on NI's commercial SDR technology, SkySafe has developed a corresponding system by combining NI SDRs with open source software, allowing SkySafe to quickly adapt to changing threats simply by deploying new algorithms, dramatically reducing the time and cost of deploying new capabilities.

　　Powered by NI, the SkySafe UAV defense system combines the NI Ettus Research USRP X310 SDR, the GNU Radio open-source framework and RFNoC, a flexible FPGA framework. The flexibility provided by the USRP X310 makes it ideally suited for rapidly developing, highly adaptable, low-power mobile applications.

　　We are excited to have a partner like NI on board," said Scott Torborg, CTO of SkySafe, "The NI Ettus Research USRP X310 is the only commercially available SDR that combines openness with the raw RF and DSP functionality needed to meet the rapidly evolving demands of UAV threat countermeasures. In addition to this, environmental protection and system ruggedness were merged into the consideration when designing the solution from the outset. the support provided by NI for retrofitting the USRP X310 was key to meeting the requirements of the SkySafe environment."