Israeli startup R2 secures the wireless front

Among the early-stage startups in Israel’s defense sector is Wireless Sensor R2 wirelessFounded three and a half years ago by Dr. Jephthah Richter, the company has developed a product that provides full-spectrum defense. This means that a hostile entity can be located based on which of its devices is transmitting a signal, whether it is a drone, mobile phone, smart watch or headphones. R2 Wireless CEO On Fennig explains that the system is able to detect, locate and identify all entities in the area: “Everything in the physical dimension is visible to the eye. But behind the scenes there is a technological system responsible for operation.”

For example, a drone has a channel that it can transmit between the operator and the vehicle. Once this transmission is made, R2 knows how to determine what type of transmission it is, what the object is, and the operator’s location. The product has potential civilian uses such as protecting airports, but in the military world it is of particular interest due to the proliferation of unmanned means. In the Russian-Ukrainian war, drones are used in the air, as well as unmanned vehicles on the ground. Houthi rebels also recently attacked the Tutor merchant ship with the help of a captured drone. R2 has the ability to identify the source of danger, as the company’s sensor can also be installed on ships.

Feng says there are other major threats that R2 can address, such as “spoofing,” i.e. providing a false signal to destroy GPS navigation capabilities. This is familiar to anyone who has traveled in the past few months in northern Israel and has seen that, according to Waze or other GPS apps, these devices are located at Beirut International Airport. The Israeli startup is able to identify the hostile entity carrying out such work. “This area also includes electronic warfare, counterfeiting and other actions that we know how to identify and identify, including jamming,” Feng says.

This article was published in Globes, Israeli Business News – en.globes.co.il – on June 27, 2024.

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