Fortem DroneHunter F700

A reusable, radar-guided counter-UAS interceptor drone that captures hostile drones with nets, designed for low-collateral defense of bases, venues and critical infrastructure.

Overview

The Fortem DroneHunter F700 is a fully autonomous, radar-guided multi-rotor interceptor drone built by Fortem Technologies of Lindon, Utah. It is designed to defeat small hostile or unauthorized drones by physically capturing them in flight with expanding tether nets rather than using a missile, gun or explosive warhead. Fortem positions the F700 as the effector layer of its SkyDome system, alongside TrueView radar sensors and SkyDome Manager command-and-control software, according to the company's DroneHunter F700 product page.

The system's defining feature is non-explosive capture. Against smaller Group-1 targets, the DroneHunter can snare the aircraft and tow it to a safe recovery point; against larger Group-2 and some Group-3 targets, Fortem describes a DrogueNet option that releases the captured drone under parachute for controlled descent. That approach gives the system a different operational niche from missile or rocket-based counter-UAS weapons: it prioritizes low collateral risk, potential forensic recovery of the captured drone and reusability over long-range kinetic destruction.

Development

Fortem Technologies was founded in Utah in 2016 by Adam Robertson and Timothy Bean, initially focused on compact radar for low-altitude autonomous systems before counter-drone defense became the company's main product line, according to Defense One. Boeing's HorizonX venture arm participated in a $15 million Series A financing round in March 2018, an early sign of aerospace-industry interest in Fortem's small radar and counter-UAS architecture, as reported by GeekWire.

Fortem announced broader international availability of the DroneHunter F700 and SkyDome system in January 2021, presenting the F700 as an autonomous interceptor able to engage drones without radio-frequency jamming or explosive effects, according to the company's 2021 F700 announcement. The product line matured through operational feedback and a fifth-generation update. In January 2026, Fortem said it had begun deliveries of DroneHunter 5.0, a redesigned F700 configuration focused on counter-swarm operations, expanded onboard computing and faster field handling, according to the company's DroneHunter 5.0 release.

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