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An aramid anti-drone net is a knotted rope panel hung across the line a small unmanned aircraft would fly through. We supply it as a complete assembly rather than a loose piece of netting: knotted aramid panel, spliced border, anguli oculi, tensioners and anchors, quoted per opening so that the panel, the border and the fixings carry the same load.
Two rope sizes cover almost every installation. A 6 mm braided aramid rope breaks at 2.6 t and is the panel for perimeter work, prisons, schools and anywhere the aperture has to be fine without the panel becoming heavy. A 10 mm braided aramid rope breaks at 7 t and is the panel for real kinetic impact — refineries, substations, portus, airfields. Both are knotted, both are spliced into the border, and both are supplied with the fittings that take the load out of the mesh and into the structure.
At a glance
- 6 mm braided aramid rope — breaking force 2.6 t
- 10 mm braided aramid rope — breaking force 7 t (70.67 kN measured on a 10 mm sample)
- Knotted mesh 40–120 mm, tabulata to 10 × 20 m
- Supplied with border, anguli oculi, tensioners and anchors
- No power, no radar, no operator — passive interception
- Non conflandum: carbonises ex fere 400 °C and holds its shape
On this page
What the assembly is made of
Four elements decide whether the barrier works, et una earum est funis.
- The panel. A 12-strand braided aramid rope, double-knotted into square or diamond mesh. The knot gathers four rope ends, so the load entering from one direction leaves through the other three instead of passing through a clamp.
- terminus. The same braid or one size up, double-laid and spliced — never knotted — around the perimeter. The border collects everything the mesh gathers and hands it to the corner eyes.
- The corner eyes and fixing points. Spliced eyes with stainless thimbles at the corners, eyelets or D-rings along the edge at your anchor spacing.
- ancorae. Posts, wall plates or stand-off brackets. A panel that is strong enough and tied to a post that is not will fail at the post.
The construction detail behind the knot, the braid and the fire behaviour is set out on the high strength anti-drone rope net pagina; this page carries the specification and the fittings you need to place an order.
Technical parametri
The figures below are the manufacturing range. The batch certificate supplied with the panel governs, and the installed barrier is only as strong as its border and anchors.
| Item | Aramid anti-drone net — standard build |
|---|---|
| Fibre | Para-aramid (Kevlar-type), UV stabilitae; polyester available for light duty |
| Funis construction | 12-filum plectere, coreless; 8-strand on 6 mm and below |
| Funis diameter | 6 mm and * 10 mm vexillum; 4 / 8 / 12 mm ad ordinem |
| Breaking force — 6 mm | 2.6 t (≈25.5 kN) |
| Breaking force — 10 mm | 7 t (≈68.6 kN; 70.67 kN measured on sample Dia10mm, 23 June 2026) |
| Prolongatio | ≈3.5 % ad confractus; sub- 1.5 % ad opus onus |
| Mesh | 40 / 50 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 mm, quadrata vel ungue adamantino |
| Construction | Knotted, double knot hand-set and locked |
| Panel magnitudine | 5 × 10 m, 10 × 10 m, 10 × 20 m ut singula tabulata; maior foramina junctis tabulis |
| Pondus | ≈1.6 kg/m² at 10 mm / 100 mm reticulum; ≈0.6 kg/m² at 6 mm / 100 mm |
| Scelerisque | Non liquefaciens punctum in servitio; continuous to ≈200 °C; carbonises from ≈400 °C |
| Color | Naturalis aramid aurum, nigrum, vel ut |
| Coating | Uncoated, aut PU * / neoprene detritum pro UV et abrasione in tabulatis velit permanentibus |
| Vestigium | Tag with panel size, funem diametri, reticulum, fibra et batch numerus |
| Officium | Physical interception — never fall arrest, numquam elevans |
Mensa 1 — Aramid anti-drone net, vexillum constructum.
Terminus, fittings and anchor schedule
Buyers rarely fail on the panel and often fail on what it is tied to. The schedule below is what we supply with a standard opening; every line is confirmed on the approval drawing before the panel is woven.
| Item | Specification | Materia / metam | Notae |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funis terminus | 10 mm 12-strand aramid, duplex posita, spliced | Aramid, optional PU dip | Never knotted — a knot in the border puts the panel through a single joint at its most loaded point |
| Corner eye | 80 × 160 mm spliced eye, stainless thimble | AISI 316 thimble | One per corner as standard; extra eyes on long spans |
| Edge eyelets | Ø 12 mm, at 500 mm centers | Stainless, pressed | For lacing to a frame or to a second panel |
| D-ring / delta ring | Ø 12 mm, 60 × 110 mm | Zinc-plated or AISI 316 | Where a ratchet tensioner is used instead of a turnbuckle |
| Tensioner | M12 turnbuckle, or * 50 mm ratchet tensioner | Galvanised / zinc-plated | Take the slack out and stop; over-tensioning creeps the knots |
| Anchor post | Ø 60 × 3.0 mm or Ø 76 × 3.0 mm tube, 3–6 m | Calidum intinge galvanized | Base plate 200 × 200 × 10 mm, 4 × M16; post size to be confirmed against design wind |
| Wall / anchor plate | 150 × 150 × 8 mm, 4 × M12 | Calidum intinge galvanized | For fixing to concrete or steel structure |
| Stand-off bracket | 300 / 500 / 1000 mm arm | Galvanised | Keeps 1 m clear behind the panel for a caught aircraft to deform into |
| Eye bolt | M12 × 120 mm | Galvanised | Anchor point at the post or wall |
| Wire rope clip set | M6 / M8 with thimble | Galvanised | For anchor tails and temporary fixings |
| Wear sleeve | 500 mm, open tubular | PU-coated polyester | Where the panel crosses structure or a sharp edge |
| Reparare ornamentum | 3 m matching braid + splicing fid | Aramid | One damaged mesh is re-knotted on site and recorded |
| Panel tag | 60 × 120 mm | texta polyester | Panel magnitudine, funiculus, reticulum, fibra, batch numerus |
Mensa 2 — Fittings supplied with a standard opening. Load ratings of anchors and tensioners are confirmed against the panel design on the approval drawing.
Aramid against steel wire mesh
Steel wire mesh is the barrier most buyers compare against, and the comparison is usually made on the wire. It should be made on the joint. A clamped stainless mesh is pressed together with aluminium double ferrules, one at every crossing, and the ferrule — not the wire — sets the limit of the panel.
The following is the specification the steel mesh trade works to, translated from the Chinese original supplied with the material.
| Funem (mm) | Strand | Ferrule joint, min. breaking force | kN | Tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 7 × 7 | not published for mesh joints | - | - |
| 1.5 | 7 × 7 | ≈41 kgf (≈400 N) | 0.4 | 0.04 |
| 1.6 | 7 × 7 | not published for mesh joints | - | - |
| 2.0 | 7 × 7 | ≈265 kgf | 2.6 | 0.27 |
| 2.4 (3/32″) | 7 × 7 | ≈426 kgf (4.18 kN) | 4.18 | 0.43 |
| 3.0 | 7 × 19 | ≈552 kgf | 5.4 | 0.55 |
| 4.0 | 7 × 19 | ≈981 kgf | 9.6 | 0.98 |
| 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 | 7 × 19 | no ferrule rating published for mesh joints | - | - |
Mensa 3 — Stainless steel wire rope mesh, aluminium double ferrule to DIN EN 13411-3, SUS 304 / 304L / 316 / 316L. Ferrule joints must not be bent again or re-used after pressing; for dynamic, impact or personnel duty the working load is taken as 1/5 to 1/6 of the breaking force.
Steel wire mesh: a pressed aluminium ferrule at every crossing. The largest standard ferrule breaks at about 0.98 t — and that joint repeats across the whole panel.
Put the two tables side by side and the difference is not marginal.
| Elementum | Breaking force | Against the 4.0 mm ferrule |
|---|---|---|
| 10 mm aramid funem, nodatus | 7 t (≈68.6 kN) | 7.1 × |
| 10 mm aramid, at 50 % knot efficiency | ≈3.6 t (35 kN) | 3.7 × |
| 6 mm aramid funem, nodatus | 2.6 t (≈25.5 kN) | 2.7 × |
| 4.0 mm steel wire + aluminium ferrule | 0.98 t (9.6 kN) | 1.0 × |
| 3.0 mm steel wire + aluminium ferrule | 0.55 t (5.4 kN) | 0.56 × |
Mensa 4 — Like for like: one element of net against one element of net.
Even the lightest rope we put in an anti-drone panel — 6 mm, 2.6 t — carries 2.7 times the load of the heaviest ferrule in the steel table, and it does so at roughly a tenth of the weight per square metre. The gap matters for a second reason: a steel mesh repeats its weakest joint hundreds of times across an opening, so a drone finds the nearest one, while a knotted panel spreads the impact through neighbouring meshes and degrades instead of unzipping.
Steel mesh is still the right answer for rigid screens, gravibus obstantia et abrasione, and we make wire rope assemblies on the same presses — see filum funem fundis. It is not the right answer for a fast, lux aircraft, because the ferrule sets the limit at about a tonne.
Choosing rope and mesh
Two decisions, in hoc ordine: what has to be stopped, then what has to be seen through.
| Situation | Funis | Mesh | Quid? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perimeter screening, prisons, schools, events | 6 mm | 60–80 mm | lux, low wind area, deployable by two people; the threat is a small multirotor or a contraband drop |
| Substantiae, data centres, fuel points | 10 mm | 80-100 mm | Real kinetic impact and a dropped payload; needs the joint strength and the fire behaviour |
| Refineries, tank farms, hot process areas | 10 mm | 80-100 mm | Panel must not melt or drip; aramid carbonises and holds its geometry |
| Airfields, helipads, approach zones | 10 mm | 100-120 mm | Larger airframes; wind load usually governs the anchors rather than the aircraft |
| Fine screens, scintillae, parva obstantia | 6 mm | 40-50 mm | Aperture smaller than the smallest part that must not pass |
Mensa 5 — Selection guide. Where the fire case governs rather than the impact, vide ignis ne anti fucus reticulum.
Installation and stand-off
- Sta-off. Keep at least 1 m patet post panel. A caught aircraft has to deform into space, not into the asset.
- Anchora iustae. 2 m vel propius per fines. The border spans between anchors and carries everything the panel collects.
- Contentio. Take the slack out and stop. Tabula aramid nodosa sub onere primo suo ponit; over-tensioning creeps the knots and works the anchors loose.
- Tectum reditus. A vertical wall can be flown over. Anything above about 6 m opus reditus aut a summo sagum.
- No cut mesh. Never cut an aperture for access or a service. Put a reinforced opening on the drawing.
- Ventus. A 100 mm rete adumbratim 30 % solida; computare panel sicut rara superficies ad loci basic ventum pressura, and size the posts to that, not to the drone.
Vestigium, packing and documents
Each panel is rolled, strapped and tagged, with the tag carrying panel size, funem diametri, reticulum, fibra et batch numerus. Panels travel in a PVC bag inside a woven outer, or on a pallet for multi-panel orders. Batch test records, a packing list and a declaration of conformity are supplied with the shipment; state the standard your site or customs authority needs and the documents are prepared to it.
HS code 630790. Origin: Leva funda Rigging Co., Ltd, Vitare Industrial Park, Taizhou urbs, Provinciae Jiangsu, China.
Questions buyers ask
How strong is an aramid anti-drone net against a steel wire mesh?
A 6 mm aramid rope breaks at 2.6 t et a * 10 mm at 7 t. The largest standard ferrule on steel wire mesh — 4.0 mm rope — breaks at 981 kgf, de " 0.98 t. On joint strength the 10 mm aramid element carries about seven times the best steel mesh joint, and even the 6 mm element carries 2.7 times as much.
What mesh size do I specify?
40–60 mm for small multirotors, so a propeller blade cannot pass; 80–100 mm for larger multirotors and fixed-wing airframes; 120 mm where panel weight and wind area matter more than aperture. The rule is that the aperture must be smaller than the part that would arrive first, metiri inter centrum funem nisi manifesta foramen sit certa.
Is it a panel or a complete assembly?
A complete assembly: knotted panel, spliced border, corner eyes with stainless thimbles, edge eyelets where specified, tensioners and anchors, tagged and documented. Panels can be supplied loose where you already have the anchors and only need the net.
Will it stop a drone carrying a munition?
The net stops the delivery, not the warhead, and that is the whole point of netting a position. A 5 kg munition arriving at 100 m/s is arrested with about 62.5 kN if it is stopped over 0.4 m; shared across the four ropes of an engaged mesh that is roughly 16 kN per rope, against about 34 kN carried by a knotted 10 mm element even at 50 % knot efficiency. Break the delivery and the warhead never arrives.
Can a damaged panel be repaired on site?
Yes on knotted construction. One damaged mesh is re-knotted with the same braid and the repair is recorded. Saucia terminus funem, a pulled corner eye or a large damaged area is replaced rather than patched.
Does the net need power or detection?
No. It is a passive physical barrier: no power, no radar, no operator. That is also why it still works against fibre-optic and pre-programmed drones that electronic countermeasures cannot reach.
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- Ignis praeventionis anti-fucus reticulum — where flame, not impact, governs the fibre
- Durable safety netting for fall protection — the same netting tradition where a person has to be caught
- Salus retia fune — the full category, cum tabulis, retibus ac ora Details
- Nylon funem and braided aramid rope — the line our panels are knotted from
Mitte ostium, get a panel you can install
Tell us the width and height of the opening, what the panel fixes to and at what spacing, the stand-off behind it, the aircraft you are designing against and the design wind speed. Regredimur funem diameter, reticulum, border specification, fittings list and price — with the breaking force at the knot, non solum in turbabuntur.
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