Dedrone Acquires DroneDefender Tech From Battelle, Launches Fed Consultancy

DroneDefender is a lightweight, point-and-shoot system that uses radio control frequency disruption to counter nefarious drone activity.

SAN FRANCISCO — Dedrone, a leading provider of small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) detection and tracking technology, announces it has purchased Battelle’s DroneDefender technology.

This purchase includes all assets and intellectual property associated with DroneDefender.

With this acquisition, Dedrone has launched a new consultancy, Dedrone Defense, specializing in services and solutions for U.S. federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, and providing an end-to-end solution that detects and classifies airspace activity, protects assets from drone threats and defeats adversary drones, according to the company.

Dedrone’s counter-sUAS platform is a complete technology solution which collects and aggregates drone activity data through sensors. The data is then automatically analyzed by DroneTracker software. DroneTracker recognizes and classifies radio frequency (RF), WiFi and non-WiFi sUAS, transmits data to command and control centers, and can be programmed to automatically trigger alerts and countermeasures when a sUAS threat is confirmed.

DroneDefender uses radio control frequency disruption and is a lightweight, point-and-shoot system with a demonstrated range of 400 meters.

“When it comes to creating an airspace security program, detection and defeat go hand-in-hand,” says Joerg Lamprecht, CEO and co-founder of Dedrone. “DroneDefender is an exceptional technology which Dedrone is proud to incorporate into our counter-sUAS ecosystem. In order to best serve our customers in the Department of Defense and in the U.S. federal space, Dedrone Defense is available to provide the essential tools to assess airspace activity, protect civilians and critical assets, and eliminate unauthorized sUAS-based threats.”

DroneDefender and all operations associated with the technology will be led from the company’s Washington, D.C.-area office, under the new entity, Dedrone Defense. Dedrone Defense provides federal departments and agencies with the tools and solutions needed to protect against all sUAS threats, according to the company.

All current customers of DroneDefender will have access to acquire Dedrone’s drone detection software and hardware solution to complete their counter-sUAS programs.

“Today’s announcement of this sale is a success story for both Battelle and Dedrone,” says Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer. “The DroneDefender was an innovation developed by our researchers to meet an urgent need. We developed it and delivered it to our customers rapidly, where it was deployed in the field proving very effective in countering nefarious drone activity. We are proud to see it being integrated into Dedrone’s systems.”

Battelle and Dedrone began working together in August 2017 to develop a collaborative solution to provide airspace security for militaries and critical infrastructure. In June 2018, Dedrone successfully demonstrated the capabilities of DroneTracker and DroneDefender at ThunderDrone, a U.S. Special Operations Command and SOFWERX rapid prototyping event, ranking first place out of 45 other counter-sUAS companies.

DroneDefender units are currently in use by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Department of Homeland Security and other federal entities and will continue to be manufactured in the United States by Dedrone.

Learn more about DroneDefender in the video below.

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