Counter unmanned aerial system with navigation data to Intercept and/or disable an unmanned aerial vehicle threat

A non-transitory storage device operatively coupled to at least one processor of a ground-based multi-sensor detection system, the non-transitory storage device configured to store unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight information for processing by the at least one processor, the stored unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight information comprising:

• radar data comprising at least location coordinates indicating tracked positions of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight;
• range finder data indicating range, azimuth and elevation of the UAS in flight, and
• optical image data indicating visual confirmation of the UAS in flight;
• the radar data, the range finder data and the optical image data being configured to enable determining whether the UAS in flight is a threat based on the tracked positions, azimuth data, elevation data, and range, and in response to determining the UAS is a threat, dispatching a counterdrone unmanned aerial system (UAS) having electronics, a motor and a navigation system, with autonomous navigation data supplied by the ground-based multi-sensor detection system to counter the UAS in flight,
• wherein the counterdrone UAS weighs less than 55 pounds.

A ground-based integrated detection and countermeasure multi-sensor system for detecting, identifying and interdicting an unmanned aerial system (UAS), the ground-based integrated detection and countermeasure multi-sensor system comprising:

• ground-based sensors including:
• a radar system,
• a camera system, and
• a range finder,
• the ground-based sensors configured for collecting, independently or in conjunction, sensor data of a UAS in flight;
• a sensor processor connected to the ground-based sensors, the sensor processor configured to process and analyze the sensor data of the UAS in flight:
• a database library configured for storing known system generated multi-sensor data or state data generated by local and/or remote sources of the UAS in flight;
• and
• a computer operatively connected to the sensor processor that, at least in part in response to the sensor processor processing and analyzing, countering the UAS in flight by dispatching a counterdrone unmanned aerial system (SUAS) having electronics, a motor and a navigation system, with autonomous navigation data being supplied by the system to counter the UAS in flight,
• wherein the counterdrone SUAS weighs less than 55 pounds.

A ground-based multi-sensor system comprising:

• a sensor processor configured to determine flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in flight using radar, optical imagery, and range finder sensor data:
• an omnidirectional or directional radio frequency antenna configured for sending and/or receiving RF to/from the UAV in flight;
• and
• a counterdrone unmanned aerial system (UAS) comprising electronics, a motor and a navigation system, the counter UAS dispatched with autonomous navigation data supplied by the system, to counter the UAV in flight,
• wherein the counterdrone UAS weighs less than 55 pounds.

A ground-based system including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing processor-executable software, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium operatively coupled to at least one processor of a ground-based multi-sensor detection system, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium also storing processor-executable data, the stored software operating the at least one processor to perform operations comprising dispatching a counterdrone unmanned aerial system (SUAS) to counter an unmanned aerial vehicle target in flight, the stored software and data comprising:

• radar data comprising location coordinates indicating tracked target positions of an unmanned aerial vehicle target in flight;
• Range Finder data indicating target coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle target in flight;
• and
• Optical image data of the unmanned aerial vehicle target in flight;
• the radar data, the Range Finder data and the optical image data enabling the at least one processor to compute based on at least the target locations coordinates, a target classification, and bearing and tracked target flight profile and to further enable the at least one processor to dispatch the counterdrone UAS with autonomous navigation data being supplied by the system to counter the unmanned aerial vehicle target in flight from ground level to several thousand feet above ground level,
• wherein the counterdrone UAS weighs less than 55 pounds.