AeroDefense announced a \u201cSmart Drone Detection\u201d deployment\noption for their proven AirWarden\u2122 system. AirWarden\u2019s existing four-inch,\nfour-ounce detection antenna can now connect back to sensor electronics in a\ncentral location or data center over a fiber connection up to 20 kilometers\naway. Given its small size and weight, the antenna offers multiple mounting\noptions to complement AirWarden\u2019s Smart Drone Detection deployment model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Linda Ziemba, Founder and CEO of AeroDefense, said, \u201cOur\nability to deploy over fiber connections is completely unique to the\ncounter-UAS market and optimal for smart airports and cities and large areas in\ngeneral. We are eager to help protect these critical sites where drone\ndetection has either been unsuccessful or impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Urban environments challenge drone detection systems due to\nheavy radio frequency (RF) traffic. Complex structures that cause signal\nmultipath and blockage issues necessitate high placement of equipment. Building\nowners may be reluctant to mount bulky hardware on their buildings. Similarly,\nairport runways cannot support bulky hardware mounting options. In both cases,\naesthetics are important. While temporary deployments are sometimes considered\na solution, this creates a gap in identifying nefarious actors who conduct test\nflights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AirWarden Smart Drone Detection deployment model allows\nfor low profile, aesthetically pleasing drone detection that effectively\ndetects, classifies, tracks, and locates drones and their pilots in heavy RF\nenvironments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smart cities can deploy fiber connected permanent antennas\nin critical areas and equip mobile command vehicles and marine vessels with the\nsame small antenna and easily portable sensor electronics. Individual property\nowners can deploy on ethernet or fiber or wireless. At a smart airport,\nantennas can be deployed along runways and around airport perimeters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AirWarden has been deployed in the congested RF environment of MetLife Stadium since 2018 and was recently successfully tested in New York City\u2019s Times Square. Earlier this year, the National Institute of Aerospace selected AeroDefense for their inaugural Smart Airport and Aviation Partnership flightPlan Accelerator program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n