Israeli Firms Build Net-Catcher to Stop Drones Safely

Shooting down a dangerous drone sometimes creates a problem almost as bad as the drone itself.

Two Israeli companies just solved that challenge by building a system that catches hostile drones like a high-tech butterfly net, bringing them down safely without explosions or debris that could damage sensitive equipment or hurt people below.

Tel Aviv-based Axon Vision and ParaZero Technologies from Kfar Saba announced their partnership this week. Their combined system addresses a growing security headache: how to stop unauthorized drones near airports, power plants, and military sites without making things worse.

The solution merges Axon Vision's ForceField detection platform with ParaZero's DefendAir capture technology. ForceField uses artificial intelligence to spot, track, and identify incoming drones, then instantly sends targeting information to DefendAir.

DefendAir launches a weighted net on a calculated path that intercepts the drone mid-flight. The net tangles the drone's propellers, gently bringing it down intact instead of blasting it into falling fragments.

This matters because traditional methods create unexpected dangers. Missiles or gunfire can scatter burning debris onto aircraft runways, damage radar systems, rupture pipelines, or injure personnel working below.

Axon Vision originally designed ForceField as a mobile system for military convoys and infantry units. The company later adapted it for stationary protection at airports, industrial facilities, and energy infrastructure where kinetic weapons pose unacceptable risks.

ParaZero spent recent months testing their system against increasingly difficult targets. They started with commercial drones similar to models that have shut down airports worldwide, then progressed to military-grade UAVs used in current conflicts including Ukraine and Lebanon.

The company successfully intercepted even a DJI FlyCart, a heavy-lift commercial drone that smugglers have reportedly used along the Egypt-Israel-Gaza border.

The Ripple Effect

This technology addresses one of the fastest-growing security challenges worldwide. As drones become cheaper and more capable, airports, power plants, stadiums, and government buildings face constant threats from both malicious actors and careless hobbyists.

The non-explosive approach means security teams can neutralize threats without evacuating areas, shutting down operations, or risking collateral damage. Captured drones also remain intact for investigation, helping authorities identify operators and understand their intentions.

Neri Zin, CEO of Axon Vision, emphasized that ForceField's open architecture allows it to work with multiple defense options depending on the environment. Different situations demand different responses, and the same AI detection system can coordinate various interception methods.

ParaZero CEO Ariel Alon noted that combining their technologies creates options for protecting critical infrastructure, airports, energy facilities, and homeland security assets where traditional countermeasures aren't practical.

Safe skies shouldn't require dangerous solutions.