Technology Solution
Military Drone Detection and Counter
Dedrone Defense
Open Systems Architecture
How It Works
- Continually integrates with highest performance technology
- Evolves to combat the latest sUAS threats
- Layered detection profiles significantly increase security posture
Sensors
Integration of best in class detection technologies to meet unique environmental and mission needs to detect commercial, consumer, and homemade drones.
Command & Control Platform
DroneTracker software is the central nervous system for the complete solution. It integrates sensors, performs machine-learning analysis, and connects mitigation technology.
Effectors
Solutions, like DroneDefender, enable timely decision making and effective responses for the protection of military forces, critical assets, borders, and civilians worldwide.
Fixed Installations
Dedrone Defense provides a proven, industry leading system that protects critical assets.
Militaries and government organizations across the world continue to invest in sUAS technology to gather intelligence, conduct strategic offensive measures, and protect sensitive assets. The same technology is accessible and being used by terrorist groups and individuals with maligned intensions. Because of this, government agencies and departments are turning to sUAS detection solutions to not only track their sUAS drone traffic, but also identify unauthorized sUAS in and around their airspace.
Usage
MILITARY BASES
EMBASSIES
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
POINTS of ENTRY
FEDERAL & STATE PRISONS
Field Solutions
To protect critical missions in the field, Dedrone Defense and AIAUST offers customized counter-sUAS solutions.
Detection and defense go hand in hand. Dedrone’s counter-sUAS solutions are essential tools that allow warfighters to assess their airspace activity, understand the severity of sUAS threats, and develop strategic protocols to eliminate unauthorized sUAS. All sensing and effecting technology can be used in urban environments and missions in the field with little to no connectivity or access to power.
AIRPLANE
TRUCKS
TANKS
TRANSIT
Related Deployments
Key Capabilities
Related Deployments
We offer critical national security solutions to support tactical, operational, and strategic missions.
Advantages
Why the U.S. Government Chooses Dedrone Defense
Leading Deployment Base
Largest number of deployments and paid base of any vendor
Best-in-Class Technology
Patented product with diverse and nimble capabilities
Established Experts
Highly experienced management team and world-class advisors / Tier 1 VCs
Customer Stories Fixed and Field
Air Force Base Selects Dedrone for Small UAS Threat Tracking and Defense Solution F.E. Warren Air Force Base
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 28, 2019
AN FRANCISCO, Aug 27, 2019 – Dedrone, the leading provider in small UAS (sUAS) detection and tracking technology announced the continuation of their license agreement with F.E. Warren Air Force Base. F.E. Warren was selected to test the Dedrone platform in June of 2018 as part of a DIU testing phase that included six Department of Defense (DoD) facilities, and has been continuously testing, evaluating and using the capability for over a year.
F.E. Warren defends America with the world’s premier combat-ready Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) force. According to According to F.E. Warren, the Minuteman III missiles are deployed over a 9,600 square-mile area spanning Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado, and are on full alert 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.
Dedrone’s DroneTracker solution is a complete technology platform that collects and aggregates sUAS data and displays it in real-time. DroneTracker detects, classifies and tracks sUAS, and can be configured to automatically trigger alerts and countermeasures when a sUAS threat is confirmed.
F.E. Warren’s Solicitation Notice justified the need to continue licensing the Dedrone solution. “Without this system, F.E. Warren AFB will not have a reliable sUAS detection capability for specific areas of interest.” The statement continues, “DroneTracker is the only system which provides passive RF detection and immediate alerts to the appropriate parties. Loss of this detection capability will adversely affect the installation’s ability to defeat possibly hostile sUAS.”
Modern security requires a layered approach that keeps pace with the evolution of drone technology. “Unauthorized drone activity at military installation is a threat,” shares Phil Pitsky, VP of Federal Operations at Dedrone. “Drone detection technology is an essential tool for all military installations to allow Security Forces to assess airspace activity and develop standard procedures to respond appropriately to unauthorized drone incursions.”
Dedrone’s solution is deployed to customers around the world, including US and coalition militaries, correctional facilities, airports, utility companies and other public and private organizations. Dedrone has participated in multiple government sponsored rapid prototyping and testing events, including the DoD’s Black Dart, the Asymmetric Warfare Group’s DiDex, DHS’s TACTIC, USMC’s ANTX, the U.S. Air Force’s FCE, and USSOCOM’s ThunderDrone. At ThunderDrone, SOFWERX encouraged industry collaboration to address the entire sUAS Kill Chain, Team Dedrone was selected as the top cUAS solution out of an initial 93 participating vendors.
U.S. Department of Defense Military Bases in the U.S.
RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 1, 2019
CHALLENGE
MILITARY BASES IN THE U.S. ARE FACING MORE FREQUENT INTERRUPTIONS AND THREATS FROM UNWANTED DRONES. A 56-DAY DRONE-DETECTION PILOT TEST DEMONSTRATION COMPLETED AT A BASE IN THE EASTERN U.S. REVEALED 95 INSTANCES OF PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTABLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) ACTIVITY IN THE INSTALLATION’S IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
SOLUTION
AFTER AN INITIAL DEPLOYMENT AT A SINGLE SITE, MILITARY LEADERS RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF THE DATA AND INSIGHT ON AIRSPACE ACTIVITY AND UNWANTED DRONES THAT THE DEDRONE SOLUTION PROVIDES. FROM THERE, THE DEPLOYMENT WAS EXPANDED TO COVER MORE BASES AND TO ADD LOCALIZATION TECHNOLOGY, WHICH HELPS SECURITY PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC THREATS FROM DRONES DETECTED IN THEIR AIRSPACE.
RESULT
THE DEDRONE SOLUTION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED AT A NUMBER OF MILITARY BASES ACROSS THE U.S. AS THESE BASES HAVE CONTINUED TO COLLECT DATA ABOUT UNWANTED DRONES IN THEIR AIRSPACE, THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEIR AIRSPACE AND BETTER PREPARE THEMSELVES TO PROTECT AGAINST THE THREAT.
Global Economic Forum 2019
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Challenge
The annual international business meeting in Davos, Switzerland, is a multi-faceted security challenge for the police in the Canton of Graubünden. More than 3,000 high-profile international politicians, scientists, economists, and global leaders converge for the week-long event, bringing with them different levels of security needs and risks, which the event organizers and police must accommodate.
Solution
The Canton police airspace security program began in 2017, and each year since then, security leaders continued to rely on Dedrone technology to monitor drone activity and protect attendees from airspace threats.
Dedrone partner Riedel Communications Switzerland AG was responsible for setting up and operating the drone detection system in 2019. Riedel installed an intelligent network of different Dedrone radio frequency sensors, including the RF-100 and RF-300, along with PTZ video cameras for the duration of the event. The Dedrone system monitored the airspace around the clock and was able to detect and locate any drone and track its flight path.
All information about invading drones was transmitted in real-time to the security forces, enabling them to identify and mitigate any threats. The Dedrone DroneTracker system continuously and automatically provided information about the manufacturer or the model of all drones detected and displayed the position and flight path of the drone. With this information, the police could target the flights and deploy authorized countermeasures if necessary. Security organizers had special permission to use active defeat technology in the event of an intrusion. Dedrone technology partner HP Wüst provided radio frequency jammers.
Result
Dedrone technology was running smoothly and protecting the airspace, granting security personnel the opportunity to focus their attention to other efforts, and respond only if there was a drone threat in the sky. The safety and security of all participants were of paramount importance, and the operations and security of the event was a success.
Technology Platform
The world’s most secure government agencies and organizations rely on automated, continuous protection of their lower airspace.
Modern security requires a layered approach that keeps up with the evolution of drone technology. Sensors connect to our DroneTracking Software, which detects, classifies, and protects against drone threats, including localizing the drone. Passive and active countermeasures can be triggered, tailoring the defense mechanism to the severity of the threat.
RF Sensors
Our RF Sensors are the cornerstone of airspace security, and detect commercial, consumer, and homebrew drones. Drone Tracking software connects sensors, performs machine-learning analysis, and is the central nervous system for the complete solution.
Our Sensors and integrated external video cameras record forensic evidence of drone intrusions. A combination of forensic data is automatically captured by the Drone Tracking Software, including drone manufacturer, model, time and length of drone activity, and video verification. Summary reports are automatically produced and available on-demand for easy analysis of the most critical airspace security data.
Drone DNA
Drone technology advances rapidly, and only a software-centric solution can keep up. Drone Tracking software, hosted in the cloud or on- premise, uses our Drone DNA Database to recognize and classify RF, Wi-Fi, and non-Wi-Fi drones. Drone Tracking also integrates with 3rd- party sensors, and triggers alerts and countermeasures.
Drone DNA is a machine learning system and classification engine that recognizes drones of all kinds. Trained on millions of images and data points, it can distinguish between different drone models, and detect the difference between drones and other moving objects such as birds, planes, or other objects. Drone DNA signatures are continually updated via the cloud, enabling the Dedrone system to be always up to date to protect against the latest threats.
- Detect drones before they fly over a facility
- Trigger alerts to staff automatically
- Capture and record forensic evidence
- Augment existing video surveillance installations
- Integrate into existing physical security systems
Technology
Advanced Video Analytics
Our advanced, machine-learning algorithms are built-in to Drone Tracking software, enabling the system to reliably detect the difference between drones and other moving objects in the airspace.
Based on an image recognition and classification library, the underlying analytics are trained on millions of data points and are continually updated via the cloud. Drone Tracking accepts video from off-the-shelf surveillance cameras, turning them into full-time airspace monitoring sensors.
Based on an image recognition and classification library, the underlying analytics are trained on millions of data points and are continually updated via the cloud. Drone Tracking accepts video from off-the-shelf surveillance cameras, turning them into full-time airspace monitoring sensors.
Cloud-Managed Airspace Security
The Drone Cloud makes deployment simple, eliminating the need for on-premise servers. RF Sensors automatically connect to the cloud, and frequent software updates ensure the airspace is protected against the latest drone threats. For environments requiring on-premise management, local management configurations are also available.
Platform for Airspace Monitoring
Modern security requires a layered approach. Drone hardware and software technology is augmented through 3rd-party sensors and countermeasures, allowing customers to adapt the solution to their exacting specifications.
Multiple sensors can be connected to the Drone Tracking software, allowing for detection of even the most obscure drones. Both passive and active countermeasures can be triggered via the API, tailoring the defense mechanism to the severity of the threat.
Mitigation
Learn how to protect the airspace in case of a drone threat, through various counter drone solutions.
Platform Capabilities
Detection of the Latest Drone Threats
Drone Tracker is built on leading Drone DNA database. Automatically updated and continuously trained through machine learning on drone signatures, it enables DroneTracker to detect the latest threats 24/7.
Localization of drones
Using advanced video analysis or RF signal processing, localization technology pinpoints the locations of drones, plotting them on an integrated map, enabling users to find the source of drone-based threats.
Multi-Sensor Analysis
The RF Sensor is the foundation of the detection solution, providing early warning of malicious activities. Additional video sensors aid detection, show real-time views, and archive video evidence. More external sensors can be integrated via the API.
Scalable & Customizable
By combining several sensors, large spaces with complex layouts can be secured effectively. Data from all sensors are combined and processed centrally in the cloud or an on-premise environment.
Extensibility with Sensors & Countermeasures
DroneTracker integrates with your existing security system. Surveillance cameras or 3rd-party countermeasures such as automatic blinds, fog bombs, or jammers are easily connected via the API.
Automated Alarms
Alarms are triggered as soon as the approach of a drone is detected. Alerts can be sent through SMS, the software user interface, e-mail, network (TCP/IP), SNMP, or smartphone push notification.
Forensic Evidence
All detected events are recorded and stored locally, including collection of drone type, and model. If installed, video cameras accurately classify whether detected objects are drones and record video evidence — including the flight path of drone.
Automated Reporting
Automated summary reporting delivers the most critical information up-front. Find how many drones are intruding into your airspace, and details such as drone model, intrusion time, and frequency of recurrence.
