Wrap Expands R&D into Net-Based Drone Capture with Kevlar Cassettes
Wrap Technologies has launched a strategic R&D initiative to develop net-based drone capture technologies using its Kevlar-based cassette platform for drone-to-drone interception and air-to-ground non-lethal deployments. The modular designs include multi-payload drones and scalable cassettes aimed at public safety, law enforcement and critical infrastructure applications in urban environments.
1. R&D Expansion into Drone Interdiction
Wrap Technologies has announced a dedicated research effort to extend its non-lethal response portfolio into aerial interdiction. The initiative adapts the existing Kevlar-based cassette architecture to capture or entangle unmanned aerial systems, addressing emerging drone threats for state, local and federal public safety agencies.
2. Technical Focus on Kevlar-Based Cassettes
Current development includes net-based payloads for drone-to-drone interception, air-to-ground entanglement and dynamic engagement scenarios. Concepts feature multi-payload drone configurations to enable repeated capture attempts in a single sortie and scalable cassette sizes for diverse mission profiles.
3. Deployment and Operational Advantages
The aerial capture approach emphasizes physical capture over destructive defeat, reducing RF interference and uncontrolled debris in crowded or infrastructure-sensitive settings. Modular designs support faster iterations, lawful intervention pathways and alignment with agency use-of-force policies across law enforcement, corrections and critical infrastructure sectors.