{"id":14815,"date":"2020-02-11T15:17:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=14815"},"modified":"2020-02-11T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T15:18:15","slug":"leader-in-anti-drone-systems-announces-5-5-million-euro-round-of-financing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/leader-in-anti-drone-systems-announces-5-5-million-euro-round-of-financing\/%20","title":{"rendered":"French Leader in Anti-Drone Systems Announces 5.5 Million-Euro Round of Financing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The age of drones has arrived, and the military is no longer\nthe main user. With an estimated 10 million consumer drones in circulation\ntoday, the market is expected to rise to over 50 million by 2025. More than\njust a toy, these off-the-shelf UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are now being\nused for more sinister actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lucas-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14816\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lucas-edit.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lucas-edit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lucas-edit-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lucas-edit-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><figcaption><em> Lucas Le Bell, CEO of CerbAir. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>CerbAir offers complete Anti-Drone solutions to secure\nsensitive sites and events against malicious drone use. With a number of\ndetection and counter-measure systems already installed around the World, the\nFrench leader in Anti-Drone systems announced the conclusion of a 5.5 million \u20ac\nround of financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories about dangerous drone use and threats are quickly\nbecoming everyday news, from the smuggling of contraband into a High-Security\nPrison, a drone obstructing the flight path of an airplane carrying 150\npassengers, ISIS attacks in Syria or drone-assisted spying attempts. The\nmessage is clear: Be prepared for the negative effects of these flying\nobjects.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easy to purchase over the counter at affordable prices, the\nthreat is becoming ever more present. Drone predictions now systematically\nmention the increasing need for anti-drone protection and a large number of\nsectors are at risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CerbAir has the answer! With its state-of-the-art\nradiofrequency technology embedded in mobile or fixed anti-drone solutions,\ncivilian drone threats can be detected from far away (up to 5km\/3 miles). Once\ndetected and characterized counter-measures can immediately neutralize the\ndrone by forcing it to land through a mix of advanced jamming and hacking\ntechnology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company successfully commercialized their Anti-Drone\nSolutions at the beginning of 2017, notably within special forces worldwide,\nPrisons, VIP Villas or Security Companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December 2017, CerbAir secured 1.5 million euros in a\nfunding round with the help of several investors of which several prominent\ncontributors include Denis Gardin from MBDA, Jean-Michel Aulas with his family\noffice HOLNEST and Technofounders, the French accelerator that kick-started\nCerbAir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To write a new page in its development, CerbAir has obtained\nthe confidence of Boundary Holding, a specialist in cybersecurity, Aub\u00e9\nManagement (the investment holding of Nicolas Aub\u00e9, CEO of Celeste Group) and\nSmart Move Holding (Cyril Balas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MDBA, co-historic shareholder of CerbAir, as well as TF\nParticipations (investment vehicle of the start-up studio Technofounders)\ncomplete the round table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe aim of CerbAir is to become the go-to anti-drone\nsolution in this ever-evolving industry. Our tailor-made toolbox approach means\nthat we can deliver cost-effective solutions that adapt to all client needs.\nOne of our main selling points is our capacity to detect and pin down a drone\nbefore it even takes-off, even from several miles away!\u201d, explains Lucas Le\nBell, CEO of CerbAir. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be happier with today\u2019s funding round. We will\nenhance our offer with more features \u2013 ever more innovative ones \u2013, boost the\ncommercial development, while we stay in touch with the needs expressed in the\nfield\u201d he adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many growth perspectives for CerbAir, which\nexperienced, at the end of 2019, a very significant increase of its demand\nmainly from foreign markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The age of drones has arrived, and the military is no longer the main user. With an estimated 10 million consumer drones in circulation today, the market is expected to rise to over 50 million by 2025. More than just a toy, these off-the-shelf UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are now being used for more sinister [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14815"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14818,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions\/14818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}