IAI presented HYPNOSIS for drone defeat with satellite guidance at Farnborough.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduced HYPNOSIS at the Farnborough International Airshow — a modular networked “soft kill” system designed to incapacitate drones with satellite guidance by jamming their navigation and synchronization signals.

Satellite-guided small unmanned aerial vehicle (illustrative image)

In Brief

Manufacturer: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Type: modular networked “soft kill” system for countering UAVs.
Method: jamming navigation and synchronization signals of GNSS-guided drones.
Advantage: neutralization without the expenditure of interceptors or physical destruction.
Premiere: Farnborough-2026 (July 20-24).

Announcement Details

HYPNOSIS offers a non-kinetic response to the growing threat of drones. The system jams the satellite navigation (GNSS) and synchronization signals of the target drone, causing it to lose its positional awareness and disrupt its mission. This “soft kill” approach eliminates the need to expend costly interceptors or munitions on each target.

IAI describes the system as modular and networked: it can be integrated onto various platforms and combine multiple sensors and assets into a common network. The proliferation of GNSS-guided drones and autonomous systems in Ukraine and the Middle East has spurred demand for such electronic warfare solutions.

System Context and Threats

GNSS-guided drones rely on GPS/GNSS for route following, and this dependence is a vulnerability. Jamming the signal or spoofing it with a false one can deprive the drone of positional determination. HYPNOSIS is designed to combine both techniques in a modular architecture.

The “soft kill” systems shift the cost balance in favor of the defender in swarm scenarios, where many cheap drones attack simultaneously.

Why it matters

Electronic warfare against UAVs is an area where the Turkish industry is actively investing: the IHTAR system, GOKBERK laser, and KORKUT form a layered architecture. The visibility of systems like HYPNOSIS confirms that “soft kill” based on electronic warfare has become a global standard against cheap drones.