Polish cities as traps for Russian drones. We will use street lights

The use of unmanned systems on the battlefield has revolutionized military strategy and made the neutralization of drone attacks a priority of modern armed forces. Equipping the country with effective anti-drone systems is an important task facing the Polish army in the context of protecting NATO's eastern flank. However, not only the military is at risk, but also civilian critical infrastructure.

Systems for detecting and tracking drone flights are one of the most sought-after goods on the defense market. The local IT industry giant, Asseco, presented its own such system, called Polish Antydron. The system uses street lamps and microphones to hunt UAVs.

Drones can be heard before they can be clearly seen

Asseco Poland presented a system for detecting and monitoring drones. According to the assumptions, the solution is to be based on the existing lighting infrastructure, on which sensors can be installed to create a network detecting low-flying objects.

The system is called Polish Anti-Dron and uses artificial intelligence to analyze the sounds made by drones, which allows to determine their location and determine the flight trajectory, creating an early response system. The solution has both military and civilian applications.

The system consists of a network of acoustic sensors placed on street lamps, which also provide the energy needed to power them. Sound data collected by sensors is sent to the Asseco Internet of Things Platform using a cellular network signal.

Then, the system performs an analysis using artificial intelligence, classifies what object has been detected and monitors how it moves in the airspace. The user can observe the flight trajectory of a moving drone and create simulations of its further route. The system also sends automatic notifications when an unauthorized flight is detected in defined security zones.

The system is an extension of the existing scalable Asseco Internet of Things Platform used, among others, by telecommunications companies. The solution is used to manage large numbers of energy and water meters and other types of IoT devices.

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Distinguish a lawn mower from a drone

In addition to military applications, the Polish Anti-Drone from Asseco has a number of civilian applications.

Polski Antydron can, for example, inform about an unregistered demonstration based on the analysis of the voice volume of the gathered participants. Another example of use is the detection of illegal car or motorcycle races on city streets based on information about exceeding noise standards caused by engine operation. The automatically generated alert will allow the relevant services to respond faster, which will increase their effectiveness in combating this phenomenon, says Grzegorz Bartler, vice-president of the management board at Asseco Poland.

He adds that an important stage of work on the Polish Anti-Dron is to eliminate false positives, i.e. cases when the system confuses the sound of a lawn mower or scooter with that made by the drone. We have carried out a number of tests to avoid false alarms, so that the user receives alerts only in confirmed cases - explains Grzegorz Bartler.

System difficult to detect

The solution is characterized by simple installation and minimal energy consumption. They can be easily scaled by placing sensors on subsequent lampposts in specific parts of the country. The system can also be expanded thanks to integration with additional sensors, e.g. for thermal detection, increasing its effectiveness in all conditions.

The system is passive, which means it does not emit signals, is difficult to detect and is resistant to interference. Polish Antidron eliminates single points of failure, which ensures business continuity even in the event of partial infrastructure damage.

The Polish Anti-Dron created by Asseco Poland is a solution that can be used to secure military areas and critical infrastructure, such as power grids, bridges or airports, but also civilian facilities in cities and municipalities. Ultimately, the system may cover the entire country with monitoring.