Tag: counter-drone
Athena Security unveils AI X-Ray Drone Defense System
November 25, 2025SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas —In response to increasing drone threats, Athena Security has developed a drone defense system, the newly unveiled Drone Defense Detection Model.
Integrated into the company’s AI Assisted X-ray screening system, the model detects and flags drone components, including those hidden within cargo or luggage, before they can be assembled or reach secure perimeters.
According to Athena Security the frequency of major drone incidents worldwide has risen more than 60%, and...
DroneShield drops new white paper/security assessment initiative
October 29, 2025SSN Staff
SYDNEY — DroneShield, a provider of counter-drone technology, has announced the release of its latest white paper: Best Practices for Counter-Drone Deployment at Civil Airports, alongside a strategic collaboration with SRI Group, an independent aviation security and technology advisory company.
The White Paper: Best Practices for Counter-Drone Deployment at Civil Airports, was developed to help airports and regulators worldwide understand the scale of the drone threat, the technology available...
MatrixSpace completes $20M Series B funding
October 17, 2025SSN Staff
BURLINGTON, Mass. — MatrixSpace, a provider of portable AI-enhanced radar counter drone sensing technology, has announced the completion of its $20 million Series B funding round.
This raise represents a significant valuation increase over the Series A of May 2023 and brings MatrixSpace’s total funding to date to $58 million. The completion of this round also introduces meaningful new investors, including L3Harris, to the MatrixSpace team.
The round was co-led by The Raptor Group...
D-Fend Solutions launches EnforceAir PLUS
August 19, 2025SSN Staff
RA'ANANA, Israel and MCLEAN, Va., — D-Fend Solutions has launched its newest counter-drone offering, EnforceAir PLUS.
EnforceAir PLUS is a cyber-driven, multilayer, AI-enhanced counter-drone system comprised of RF-cyber detection and takeover technology, now integrated with auto-calibrated radar detection and optional jamming mitigation.
Because the cyber, radar, and jamming functions are already fully integrated and calibrated, EnforceAir PLUS enables users to quickly respond to...
Sentrycs and Xtend announce partnership
April 30, 2025SSN Staff
TEL AVIV, Israel — Sentrycs, a provider of Protocol Manipulation based counter-drone technology, and Xtend, an AI-powered, human-guided autonomous platforms and operating system (XOS), have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming drone security and remote operations for defense and security applications.
This collaboration brings together Sentrycs’ advanced counter-drone solutions with Xtend’s unique technology, enabling customers to accelerate the threat mitigation...
D-Fend Solutions raises $31M
December 4, 2024SSN Staff
RA'ANANA, Israel and MCLEAN, Va. — D-Fend Solutions, a provider of counter-drone – takeover technology, announced today that it has secured $31M in the initial closing of a new investment round.
The round was led by Israel Growth Partners (IGP), with participation from existing investor Vertex Ventures and new investor Vertex Growth. With this investment round, IGP General Partner Uri Erde join's D-Fend's Board of Directors, joining existing investor board members Yoram...
Staying safe on the 4th of July, with drones
July 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Dedrone, a company that protects organizations from malicious drones through a customizable counter-drone solution, is highlighting the variety of security and safety issues for amateur and professional pilots this Fourth of July.
Many cities are opting for drone shows as a safer option than fireworks, which have been known to cause many safety issues ranging from injury, PTSD episodes, fires and explosive malfunctions. But even these newer and high-tech drone shows...
Dedrone awarded designation status for counter-drone tech under SAFETY Act
April 23, 2024SSN Staff
STERLING, Va. – Dedrone, a provider of smart airspace security, announced that it is the first counter-drone company to receive the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act) Designation status from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of SAFETY Act Implementation (OSAI).
Both its command-and-control (C2) platform, DedroneTracker.AI, and its DedroneSensor radio frequency (RF) sensors have been officially awarded as approved technology...
SIA expands government relations team to better serve members
November 1, 2022SSN Staff
SILVER SPRINGS, Md. –The Security Industry Association (SIA) has expanded its government relations team with two new members to support the development and execution of the SIA’s legislative and regulatory initiatives.
SIA announced that Patrick Russell will serve as the new associate director of government relations and Colby Williams will take the title of senior manager of government relations. They both join SIA Senior Director of Government Relations Jack Parker to better...