The IAD (Individual Air Defense) is a counter-drone weapon designed to be carried by each soldier on the modern battlefield.
Lightweight, low-cost, and easy to build, it is designed to be assembled from readily available components. Having been developed and tested in Ukraine, it was intentionally designed to use parts available from the home improvement chain Epicentr (Ukraine’s version of Home Depot).
Invented by Sons of Liberty International (SOLI) founder Matthew VanDyke based on his experience with drone warfare in Ukraine, the IAD has been released for free to Ukraine to rapidly begin saving lives in the war against Russia.
The IAD is part of our Open Source Battlefield Innovation initiative. By releasing innovations for free, complete with instructions on how to build them, we hope to encourage others to modify and improve on our original designs.