Commercial C-UAS Hardware

Commercial C-UAS Hardware

Commercial drone detection systems for critical infrastructure protection, organized by vendor. All systems cover detection and classification only unless noted — RF jamming and cyber countermeasures require specific federal authorization in the US.

Entries

  • Dedrone (Axon) — Multi-sensor platform; RF-360 sensor; DedroneTracker.AI; acquired by Axon Oct 2024
  • DroneShield — DroneSentry fixed-site; AESA radar; acoustic; AI fusion; ASX:DRO
  • Fortem Technologies — SkyDome system; TrueView micro-Doppler radar; DroneHunter interceptor
  • D-Fend Solutions — EnforceAir cyber-takeover; critical infrastructure focus (federal authorized only)
  • Aaronia AARTOS — German RF spectrum monitoring; 20 MHz–8 GHz; up to 14 km
  • Robin Radar IRIS — Dutch 3D micro-Doppler radar with integrated bird/drone classification
  • Marduk Technologies — Estonian passive optical C-UAS; Piraya system; counters fiber-optic drones
  • AeroDefense AirWarden — US RF spectrum sensing; detects drone + pilot simultaneously; correctional + critical infrastructure focus
  • Sentrycs — Israeli Cyber-over-RF protocol manipulation; detect/ID/mitigate without jamming; acquired by Ondas (ONDS) $200M Nov 2025
  • Skydio C-UAS — US drone-in-a-box autonomous patrol; X10/X10D platform; AI anomaly detection; Blue UAS listed
  • Vigil Autonomy — Austin startup (founded Aug 2025); CommonDefense multi-spectral benchmark dataset and perception infrastructure for C-UAS teams, not an end-user detection product
  • Soundryx — San Francisco startup (founded Jan 2025); acoustic sensor network for drones, vehicles, and gunshots; pitched as anti-stealth/radar-independent detection
  • CRFS RFeye — UK passive RF signal-hunting sensor network; geolocates any RF-emitting drone via AoA/TDoA, not dependent on Remote ID; integrated into L3Harris and Rafael C-UAS systems
  • Sensofusion Airfence — Finnish passive RF drone + pilot locator, deployed commercially since 2016; civilian and military editions
  • Tron Future T.Sensor — Taiwanese wideband (400 MHz–6 GHz) passive RF direction finder; part of an integrated AESA anti-drone stack (T.Radar, T.Jammer, T.Cam, T.Meta)
  • Echodyne — US miniaturized ESA/MESA radar; embedded in Dedrone, defense integrators; $490M USAF SUADS contract (2026)
  • BlueSky Mast — US portable telescoping masts used as elevation platforms for RF/radar sensors in field C-UAS deployments (supporting equipment, not a sensor itself)

Entries

  • Aaronia AARTOS — German RF spectrum monitoring-based drone detection system — passive RF from 20 MHz to 8 GHz; decodes DJI OcuSync, Mavlink, and 3G/4G/5G-connected drones; range up to 14 km.
  • AeroDefense AirWarden — US-made RF spectrum sensing drone detection system targeting correctional facilities and critical infrastructure; detects both Remote ID-broadcasting and non-broadcasting drones without violating federal surveillance laws.
  • BlueSky Mast — US-made portable telescoping mast systems used as elevation platforms for antennas, cameras, and RF/radar sensors — supporting equipment for field-deployed C-UAS kits rather than a detection sensor in its own right.
  • CRFS RFeye — UK spectrum-monitoring company whose RFeye passive RF sensor network hunts for signals of interest — telemetry, video links, payload data — rather than known drone signatures, geolocating any RF-emitting drone via AoA/TDoA/FDoA regardless of Remote ID compliance.
  • D-Fend Solutions — Israeli C-UAS company specializing in cyber-takeover counter-drone technology — EnforceAir system takes control of unauthorized drones and lands them safely; reportedly acquired by Motorola Solutions for ~$1.5B.
  • Dedrone (Axon) — Multi-sensor drone detection platform combining RF sensing, radar, video, acoustic, and Remote ID ingestion — acquired by Axon Enterprise in October 2024; DedroneTracker.AI software fusion engine; now integrating Echodyne radar.
  • DroneShield — Australian AI-powered C-UAS company offering fixed-site (DroneSentry), portable (DroneSentry-X), and on-the-move counter-drone systems combining radar, RF, acoustic, and computer vision with AI sensor fusion.
  • Echodyne — US electronically-scanned-array (ESA) radar maker whose miniaturized MESA radars (EchoShield, EchoGuard) are widely embedded in third-party counter-drone systems; selected for a $490M USAF counter-drone program and integrated into Axon/Dedrone.
  • Fortem Technologies — US C-UAS company providing the SkyDome System — TrueView micro-Doppler radar, SkyDome Manager AI software, and DroneHunter autonomous interceptor drone; Lockheed Martin invested $25M in April 2026.
  • Marduk Technologies — Estonian C-UAS startup developing passive electro-optical drone detection — Piraya system detects fiber-optic and RF-dark drones using optical/thermal cameras with AI tracking; tested in live-fire at Siil 2025.
  • Robin Radar IRIS — Dutch 3D 360° micro-Doppler radar with integrated AI bird/drone classification — purpose-built for small UAS detection with a strong pedigree in bird detection (airport bird radar).
  • Sensofusion Airfence — Finnish passive drone detection system, in commercial deployment since 2016, that locates drones and their pilots by monitoring control-link RF rather than relying on cooperative Remote ID broadcasts.
  • Sentrycs — Israeli C-UAS company specializing in Cyber-over-RF (protocol manipulation) counter-drone technology — detects, identifies, and mitigates unauthorized drones without jamming. Acquired by Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ:ONDS) for ~$200M in November 2025.
  • Skydio C-UAS and Autonomous Patrol — Skydio's counter-UAS and autonomous patrol capabilities for critical infrastructure and military base protection — drone-in-a-box perimeter defense, AI anomaly detection, and the X10/X10D platform.
  • Soundryx — San Francisco startup (founded Jan 2025) building an acoustic sensor network for wide-area drone, vehicle, and gunshot detection — pitched as a lower-cost alternative to radar/RF systems and effective against radar-evading drones.
  • Tron Future T.Sensor — Taiwanese AESA/C-UAS company's wideband passive RF direction-finding sensor — detects drone control links, data links, and GNSS signals from 400 MHz–6 GHz, networked across sites for triangulated position fixing independent of Remote ID.
  • Vigil Autonomy — Austin, TX startup (founded Aug 2025) building benchmark and perception infrastructure for counter-UAS systems — the CommonDefense multi-spectral training dataset, Jetson-based field collection hardware, and model baselines for C-UAS computer vision teams.