{"id":33726,"date":"2025-12-28T20:43:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=33726"},"modified":"2025-12-28T20:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:43:21","slug":"fortem-technologies-partners-with-southern-states-llc-to-protect-u-s-power-grid-from-drone-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/unmanned-systems\/fortem-technologies-partners-with-southern-states-llc-to-protect-u-s-power-grid-from-drone-threats\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Fortem Technologies Partners with Southern States LLC to Protect U.S. Power Grid from Drone Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fortem Technologies<\/a> announced earlier this month, a strategic partnership with Southern States LLC<\/a>, a century-old leader in high-voltage switching and grid-resiliency technology. Together, the companies are equipping utilities with advanced, scalable solutions to detect, track, and respond to drone-related threats targeting critical grid infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southern States recently launched its Airspace Awareness product line, integrating Fortem\u2019s TrueView\u2122 radar, SkyDome\u00ae C2 software, and DroneHunter\u00ae F700 interceptors into a comprehensive suite tailored for the electric-power industry. This collaboration provides utilities with turnkey airspace awareness and proactive threat-mitigation capabilities, delivering a new frontier of grid protection that extends security beyond the fence line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFortem\u2019s technology adds a critical layer of situational awareness to our substation operational security suite,\u201d said Patrick James, Director of Grid Security Solutions at Southern States. \u201cThis partnership empowers utilities to detect and respond to aerial threats before they can disrupt power delivery\u2014helping our customers stay ahead of a fast-evolving risk landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The danger posed by drones to power infrastructure is no longer theoretical. In 2020, investigators identified the first known attempt to damage U.S. grid equipment using a modified unmanned aircraft system (UAS) near a Pennsylvania substation. More recently, federal authorities disrupted a plan to use explosive-laden drones to attack a power facility in Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnergy infrastructure has become a front line for drone-borne threats, whether in conflict zones overseas or recent plots here at home,\u201d said Jon Gruen, CEO of Fortem Technologies. \u201cThrough this partnership, we\u2019re making it easier for utilities to deploy proven, autonomous airspace-defense systems that integrate directly with the technologies they already rely on to keep the lights on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than a century of serving the power industry, Southern States brings trusted relationships and expertise to utilities nationwide. Utilities can now access Fortem\u2019s AI-driven, field-validated counter-UAS platform, directly through Southern States\u2019 Grid Security Solutions team. This partnership delivers unmatched, utility-grade airspace protection and resilience for electrical grids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fortem Technologies announced earlier this month, a strategic partnership with Southern States LLC, a century-old leader in high-voltage switching and grid-resiliency technology. Together, the companies are equipping utilities with advanced, scalable solutions to detect, track, and respond to drone-related threats targeting critical grid infrastructure. Southern States recently launched its Airspace Awareness product line, integrating Fortem\u2019s […]<\/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":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33726","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=33726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33727,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33726\/revisions\/33727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}