Wrap Technologies Introduces Non-Lethal Drone-as-First-Responder System

Public safety and UAS solutions provider Wrap Technologies has introduced a “non-lethal drone first responder interdiction system.” Called the MERLIN-Interdictor, the system features “a purpose-built payload that is designed to transform standard drones from passive observers into active, non-lethal public-safety tools.” According to Wrap, the system “integrates with third-party drone platforms with the aim of supporting local and federal law enforcement, and critical public safety missions in schools, communities, and public spaces.”

In a statement, Wrap said the MERLIN-Interdictor is “intended to extend the ‘Drone as a First Responder’ concept by adding a controlled, non-lethal physical intervention capability — based on Wrap’s BolaWrap technology — developed so that the drones can not only observe and communicate, but also deter, delay, and disrupt threatening behavior before officers arrive.” Wrap asserted that the MERLIN-Interdictor is “the first known U.S. commercially available non-lethal drone first responder interdiction system, or Drone First Responder - X, DFR-X™.”

Braden Frame, Wrap’s Chief Commercial Officer, said, "The MERLIN-Interdictor is intended to evolve public safety from simply observing real-time threats to providing immediate opportunities to interdict and potentially save lives. We also believe that the MERLIN-Interdictor could be a powerful tool to save lives in remote-controlled UAS school safety programs, and we believe that MERLIN operations could be critical life-saving tools in dynamic urban SWAT operations."

Wrap plans to begin taking pre-orders for the MERLIN-Interdictor on November 17, 2025.

Source: Wrap Technologies