‘Swiss’ anti-drone system is made in Israel

An anti-drone defence system ordered by the Swiss defence ministry contains key components from an Israeli arms company, research by Swiss public broadcaster SRF has discovered. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A CHF3.5 million contract was awarded in October to Securiton, a subsidiary of the Swiss Securitas Group. SRF Rundschau has discovered that that Securiton does not manufacture the system itself but acts as a supplier for Israeli partner company D-Fend Solutions. This includes the ‘Cyber Takeover System’ that has been used to protect the World Economic Forum in Davos. + Warfare rewired: drones and civilian risk Cyber Takeover relies on a scanner that detects and hacks radio signals from drones. This makes it possible to remotely control enemy drones and land them. The Securitas Group confirmed to Rundschau that it is "collaborating with D-Fend on drone security." + Switzerland's drone dilemma Swiss defence procurement unit Armasuisse said: "An ...