Unknown to the general public, Rantelon has risen to the top of the Estonian electronics industry, conquering it with its high profitability, fueled on the one hand by science and on the other by war.
The vast majority of Rantelon's production is exported, mainly to the Baltic Sea countries, Finland and Poland. Lithuania recently won a large Frontex-funded public procurement contract and will now start producing drone detection and jamming systems for the Lithuanian border guard.
The products are marketed worldwide and are exported to both America and Asia. For example, the Indonesian police use Rantelon's drone detection systems and drone guns to take down illegal drones circling the Mandalika Circuit. "In one MotoGP weekend, 46 drones were taken down there," Karl Taklaja says, citing specific figures.
The drone gun is actually a jammer that emits radio waves, shaped like a gun, and disrupts the drone's communication with the control center and satellite navigation. The drones become uncontrollable and eventually crash.
In addition to the jammer, Rantelon manufactures drone detectors that allow drones to be spotted within a radius of more than 10 kilometers. Drones detected by the detector can be neutralized with a drone gun when they reach a radius of three to four kilometers. Both devices are used in Ukraine.
The first military product was created for the Estonian Defence Forces' mission in Afghanistan in 2002. These were jammers that could be installed on cars and used against remotely detonated bombs. With the end of the missions, the need for this technology disappeared. The topic of drone detection only came to the agenda at Rantelon six years ago, when Estonia took over the presidency of the European Union and the Police and Border Guard Board ordered drone detection devices from them.
«New developments are being ordered, and this means that a new product will be in production in at least a year,» explains Taklaja. «This gives us confidence that we will maintain the stability of our company.»
The products are marketed worldwide and are exported to both America and Asia. For example, the Indonesian police use Rantelon's drone detection systems and drone guns to take down illegal drones circling the Mandalika Circuit. "In one MotoGP weekend, 46 drones were taken down there," Karl Taklaja says, citing specific figures.
The drone gun is actually a jammer that emits radio waves, shaped like a gun, and disrupts the drone's communication with the control center and satellite navigation. The drones become uncontrollable and eventually crash.
In addition to the jammer, Rantelon manufactures drone detectors that allow drones to be spotted within a radius of more than 10 kilometers. Drones detected by the detector can be neutralized with a drone gun when they reach a radius of three to four kilometers. Both devices are used in Ukraine.
The first military product was created for the Estonian Defence Forces' mission in Afghanistan in 2002. These were jammers that could be installed on cars and used against remotely detonated bombs. With the end of the missions, the need for this technology disappeared. The topic of drone detection only came to the agenda at Rantelon six years ago, when Estonia took over the presidency of the European Union and the Police and Border Guard Board ordered drone detection devices from them.
«New developments are being ordered, and this means that a new product will be in production in at least a year,» explains Taklaja. «This gives us confidence that we will maintain the stability of our company.»
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