IAI presents HYPNOSIS to neutralize satellite-guided drones in Farnborough

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) presented HYPNOSIS at the Farnborough Airshow: a modular and networked soft-kill system designed to neutralize satellite-guided drones by altering their navigation and synchronization signals.

Satellite-guided small unmanned aerial vehicle (representative image)

At a glance

Manufacturer: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Type: soft-kill system (non-destructive neutralization) against drones, modular and networked.
Method: alter the navigation and synchronization signals of GNSS-guided drones.
Advantage: neutralize without spending interceptors or physically destroying.
Presentation: Farnborough 2026 (July 20-24).

Announcement details

HYPNOSIS offers a non-kinetic response to the growing threat of drones. The system alters the satellite navigation (GNSS) and synchronization signals of the target drone, causing it to lose its position solution and fail its mission. This soft-kill approach avoids the expense of a costly interceptor missile or projectile for each target.

IAI describes the system as modular and networked, meaning it can be integrated into different platforms and capable of having multiple sensors and effectors operate over a shared network. The proliferation of satellite-guided and autonomous drones in Ukraine and the Middle East has driven demand for these solutions.

Context of the system and the threat

Satellite-guided drones rely on GPS/GNSS to follow a route, and that reliance is also a vulnerability. Interfering with the signal or tricking it with a false one (spoofing) can cause the drone to lose its position. HYPNOSIS aims to combine both techniques in a modular architecture.

Soft-kill systems tilt the cost balance in favor of the defender in swarm scenarios, where many cheap drones attack at once.

Why it matters

Electronic warfare against drones is a field in which the Turkish industry is also heavily investing, with the IHTAR system, the GOKBERK laser weapon, and the KORKUT. The relevance of systems like HYPNOSIS confirms that electronic warfare-based soft-kill has become a global standard against the threat of cheap drones.