PHOENIX – An idea born in Arizona is now set to help American soldiers on the battlefield.
The Drone Round Defense team is currently part of the fourth-largest ammunition manufacturer in the country. Within the last year, they have developed a product they believe could change modern warfare.
Drone Round Defense founders Connor Schnepf and Justin Lawrence say they were already working in the defense space when they started hearing about a demand for counter-drone technology from contacts in the U.S. military.
The duo, along with business partners across the country, including Freedom Munitions in Idaho, worked to design and manufacture the ammo.
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“They don’t have to learn and train on a new weapons system,” Schnepf said. “They don’t have to use a special optic. They don’t have to change anything on their standard battle rifle to use this, they just have to have a magazine on their kit or two magazines, and now it’s just a magazine swap, and they have a more effective fighting chance against a drone.”
“What was proposed out was a sole source contract by the Marine Corps, which was really, really awesome, that was pushed out a few days ago,” Schnepf said.
“Defense is a crazy game of cat and mouse and UAS has been ahead for as long as UAS has been out and now defense is ahead with products like drone round, it’s really cool,” Lawrence said.
The team plans to continue evolving their products to meet the ever-changing needs of American troops. It is important to note these anti-drone rounds are not available to the public.
