Dedrone
Dedrone, a San Francisco company owned by Axon since 2024, detects and tracks unauthorised drones around airports, prisons and other protected sites.
Founded in 2014 with 201 to 500 staff, it fuses radio-frequency sensors, radar and cameras in DedroneTracker.AI, using machine learning to tell drones from birds and a signature library to identify about 300 drone models. It can also locate the pilot and connect to jamming and other mitigation systems where they are permitted. No named airport deployment is recorded.
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Dedrone is profiled in the companies register, but no deployment has been verified against published evidence. Records are added as evidence is reviewed and graded.
Products & Solutions
4 productsDedroneTracker.AI
AI/ML-powered command and control (C2) software platform that serves as the core of Dedrone's end-to-end counter-drone solution. Ingests data from multiple sensor types (RF, radar, video, acoustics) and fuses them into a single pane of glass interface.
Enables security teams at airports, critical infrastructure, government, and military sites to detect, track, identify, and mitigate unauthorized drone threats with minimal operator workload. Addresses the challenge of managing complex multi-sensor counter-UAS systems through a unified, AI-driven interface that autonomously interrogates threats and prioritizes responses, reducing false positives and enabling a single operator to monitor large protected areas.
- AI/ML-driven autonomous threat detection and classification
- Multi-sensor data fusion (RF, radar, video, acoustics, data streams)
- Risk-based threat prioritization queue with risk scoring
- Autonomous background interrogation of unauthorized drones while simultaneously tracking authorized drones
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- Drone and pilot geolocation
- Friend/Foe rule-based alerting
- Integrated mitigation workflow (jammer, cyber-takeover, kinetic)
- Drone swarm detection and management
- Forensic data capture (manufacturer, model, flight path, video, timestamps)
- Automatic summary report generation
- Remote ID support (US FAA, EU, Japan standards)
- BVLOS drone operations support
- Single pane of glass interface
- 30+ pre-configured integrations (hardware agnostic)
- Database of nearly 300 drone types for identification
- Trained on 18+ million drone images
- Veracode-certified software security (v5.0 baseline)
- Bi-directional integration with Aerial Armor software platform
- On-premise or cloud deployment options
Technical specifications (7)
- Version 6.0 launched July 12, 2023
- Drone identification database: nearly 300 drone models (broader DroneDNA library covers 600+ models from 150+ manufacturers)
- Trained on data from millions of drone flights
- Supports RF, radar, video, acoustic, and data stream sensor inputs
- Supports US FAA Remote ID (effective September 2023), EU, and Japanese Remote ID standards
- Deployable on-premise / air-gapped or cloud-hosted
- API available for third-party integrations (e.g., Genetec, httpPush API)
- Veracode-certified software security (version 5.0 baseline)
- DHS SAFETY Act Designation (Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology)
- Early adoption by US federal government and NATO member governments (v6.0)
DedroneSensor
Brand name for Dedrone's family of passive radio frequency (RF) hardware sensors used for drone detection, classification, and geolocation. DedroneSensors receive and analyze RF signals to detect drones and their remote controls, identify drone manufacturer and model, and determine approximate location of both drone and pilot.
Provides the passive RF sensing hardware layer for airspace security deployments. Allows sites including airports to detect drone presence and pilot location without interfering with airport communication channels or requiring active transmission. Enables the baseline risk assessment step recommended by Dedrone for airport deployments before building out multi-sensor solutions.
- Passive RF detection, does not emit signals or interfere with airport communications
- Detects and classifies commercial, consumer, hobbyist, and home-built drones
- Classifies drones by manufacturer and model using DroneDNA signature library
- Covers 600+ drone models from 150+ manufacturers (including entire DJI product line)
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- Direction finding (bearing to drone and pilot)
- Geolocation of drone and pilot (with multiple sensors)
- Connects to DedroneTracker.AI software via LAN
- Firmware and DroneDNA library updated remotely
- Multiple form factors for different environments (standard, ruggedized, vehicle-mount, portable)
- PoE+ powered (single cable installation)
Technical specifications (6)
- RF-160 model: Average detection range 1.6 km; up to 5 km under ideal conditions; integrates LTE for connectivity to Dedrone Cloud; high-performance processor; no on-premise server required
- RF-300 model (legacy/discontinued from current product page): Detection range up to 1.0 km (1.5 km ideal); direction finding accuracy +/-5 degrees (mean error, 2.4 GHz band); dimensions 195mm x 95mm x 365mm; weight 3.1 kg; IP65; operating temperature -20C to +55C; PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at); power consumption 18W typical
- RF-360 model: Passive, network-attached; detection, classification, and localization (geolocation) of drones and remote controls; cloud-ready
- RF-560 model: Long range; passive, networked; cloud-ready; RF-based localization of drones and remote controls
- RF-900 model: Long range electronic conspicuity sensor; receives Remote ID, ADS-B and other signals
- Family-wide: Passive detection, fully automatic operation, rapid installation
- CPNI (UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure) approved technology (as of 2018, confirmed in Newcastle Airport case study and airport security guide)
DedroneTactical
DedroneTactical is an agile counter-small UAS (CsUAS) expeditionary kit designed for deployment anywhere against any sUAS-based threat profile. It is a portable, rapid-deployment configuration of Dedrone's counter-drone capabilities for mobile and tactical use cases.
- Expeditionary, deployable anywhere
- Designed for any sUAS-based threat profile
- Agile counter-UAS capability in kit form
DedroneDefender
DedroneDefender is Dedrone's mitigation solution enabling drone defeat (jamming, cyber takeover, or kinetic engagement) integrated within the DedroneTracker.AI platform. When legal, operators can deploy appropriate mitigation directly from the Defeat Manager interface.
- Integrated defeat: jamming, cyber takeover, kinetic options
- Defeat Manager, control any integrated jammer from DedroneTracker.AI UI
- Legal compliance dependent, country-specific restrictions apply
Register notes
Notes held in the Aerostack register. Aerostack has not independently verified them.
- Drone incursions at airports and critical infrastructure increasing
- Consumer drones becoming more capable and affordable
- Detection and tracking generally permitted
- Active countermeasures face restrictions in most jurisdictions
- DroneShield (detection focused)
- Defence contractors (integrated kinetic solutions)
- Axon partnership provides distribution into law enforcement and correctional markets
Earlier listing summary (3 groups)
Summary text from the earlier Aerostack listing. Figures in it are not independently verified.
- Counter-UAS detection and tracking
- ML-based sensor fusion (RF, radar, cameras)
- DroneDNA database: signatures for 300 drone models
- Tracks drone position and estimated pilot location
- Integration with countermeasure systems
- 1,000+ sensors across 100+ customers in 33 countries
- 20 airports
- 50+ correctional facilities
- 65 critical infrastructure sites
- Four G-7 governments
- DedroneTracker.AI: Core detection platform
- DedroneSensor: Passive RF detection
- DedroneTactical: Portable system (15-minute deployment)
- DedroneDefender: Countermeasure integration
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