Spinfast is a team put together by drone-entrepreneur, Martin Bennat. 40-year old Martin is a drone-enthusiast who enjoys nothing more than a challenge. Back in 2017 he set his mind to staging a drone-race. Not in some Dubai desert but in in his own backyard: the north German city of Hannover. Drone business takes flight […]
It’s almost 9:30pm when my computer buzzes. Bernard Ramault, captain of team Slunse, is late. I press the green button to accept his Skype call, expecting a one-on one chat about the Belgium team’s experience and DroneClash strategy. What I got was even more fun! Ta da! The inches of my laptop screen are […]
Team Dipol is the Teutonic team with unfinished business. William Thielicke, Klaus-Peter Neitzke and Ruben Jubeh, runner-ups in DroneClash 2018, have invested in their return ticket to Katwijk’s Hangar 2. March 16th 2019 is circled in their calendars. After having been defeated in 2018 by devilish Dutch rivals, the Laced Horns, this trio of drone-enthusiasts […]
The Final Countdown At DroneClash we’re on countdown to D-Day! Ahead of Saturday March 16th, we want to give you a sneak peek into one of the teams that is already psyching itself up to do battle in the DroneClash arena. Introducing….Team Blue Phoenix! Delft Blue Birds Team Blue Phoenix is led by a confident […]
January 22nd 2019. Delft, the Netherlands. Bringing a rogue drone down from the sky is no mean feat. Hacking, however, may offer an effective and, even safe, solution.This theory will be put to the test at DroneClash 2019, on March 16th in Katwijk, the Netherlands. DroneClash is a fun and spectacular competition. A competition with the […]
Bio-inspired drones and counter-drones For all that was written and said about the Gatwick drone incident, one little anecdote kept coming back. Time and again. The story of bald eagles. Why? As the journalists were busy rubbing their chins and racking their brains, wondering how best to deal with the problem of rogue drones, you […]
January 16th. Delft, the Netherlands. It’s time to grab your front row seat for the world’s most spectacular counter-drone competition: DroneClash! Tickets are on sale now. With the number of teams signing up to compete in DroneClash growing by the day, March 16th’s event looks set to be an unmissable show of the bravest and […]
Counter-drone tech: a high stakes game Public awareness of drones has risen dramatically. In the wake of the Gatwick and Heathrow drone incidents, the word “drone” has become synonymous with one big problem. The rather tricky question of how to police rogue Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The question of what counter-drone technology is legal, affordable and effective. […]
Hi! My name is Flyin’Amber. Over the next couple of months I am going to be relaying to you the latest and greatest in counter-drone news and technologies. I’m going to building up to the pinnacle of counter-drone events on March 16th 2019… DroneClash! Gatwick Incident: less DroneClash than a total drone hash Flyin’Amber […]