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Drone Defence has been awarded certification from the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) for its counter-drone technology platforms, AeroSentry and AeroEye.

Based in Retford, UK, Drone Defence are committed to enabling drone technology and demonstrating its potential, whilst supporting a sustainable future where drones change the way we view, interact with, and move around our world.

Drone Defence’s multi-sensor system helps to enable drone technology by increasing security for critical infrastructure, enhancing privacy for people and places, and by giving a comprehensive view of the skies to air traffic managers.

AeroSentry detects, tracks, and identifies drones by combining RF, radar, and optical sensors, and works hand in hand with AeroEye – a unique and class leading AI powered video analytics technology to accurately detect, track, and identify drones at ranges of over a kilometre.

Both the AeroSentry and AeroEye systems have now achieved approval from the UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.

Both systems are driven by Drone Defence’s ‘Solar Sentinel’ – the UK’s only solar powered, rapidly deployable drone detection system.

Solar Sentinel is a fully mobile solution that can be deployed almost anywhere, giving full drone detection and video recording capabilities when they are needed most.

This CPNI drone detection standard is the official government validation of counter-drone technology. It enables organisations deemed to be of critical national importance – such as Drone Defence – to adopt drone detection technology with the assurance that it has been tested to the highest possible standard.

Richard Gill, Founder & CEO of Drone Defence, said, “We are delighted that our counter-drone platform has successfully met CPNI’s testing standards, and this certification provides assurances to our customers and partners that our British-built system fully meets their drone security needs.”

“We are proud that our work here at Drone Defence has the potential to enable the future of drone technology. This certification ensures that we can continue to provide our customers and partners with best-in-class defences against drones.”

20 April 2021

About Drone Defence

Drone Defence is a recognized industry expert at the cutting edge of drone technology. In addition to setting the standard in counter-drone applications, the company specialises in supporting a sustainable future where drones change the way we view, interact with, and move around our world.

Visit them at: https://www.dronedefence.co.uk/

Drone Defence are committed to enabling drone technology and demonstrating its potential, whilst supporting a sustainable future where drones change the way we view, interact with, and move around our world.

There is an ever-increasing need to know where drones are flying in real-time.

Recognising this need, governments and aviation authorities around the world have recommended that all drones, including existing ones, should be electronically conspicuous by law.

A drone e-Identification and location device would support responsible drone operators and enable drones to share the skies with all aircraft.

Drone Defence have today released AeroPing, a small and lightweight electronic device that easily attaches to existing drones. It provides e-Identification and location, with a very high degree of accuracy, in real-time.

When drone pilots use AeroPing, authorities and air traffic managers can visualise and track drone flights alongside manned aircraft on Drone Defence’s AeroTracker interface – which is available on a wide range of devices.

On this interface, airspace managers and drone users can set customised geographical warning zones. When an aircraft is detected inside a designated area, real-time alerts and notifications are displayed on the interface and can be sent to a device of the user’s choice – including mobile phones and smart watches.

Full and comprehensive flight logs are also stored on the AeroTracker interface, which can replay previous flights in full.

Combined with the AeroTracker interface, AeroPing provides a complete solution for authorities and air traffic managers to identify and track drones alongside other forms of aviation in their area of responsibility, whilst providing reassurance, real-time information, and flight logs for drone operators.

AeroPing has many real world uses for drone operator too, including:

• Increasing airspace safety by improving awareness

• Automatic flight log recording for pilots.

• Increasing accountability.

• Unlocking restricted airspace.

• Enabling operations alongside manned aviation.

• Supporting insurance claims with an independent source of data.

• Aiding in drone fleet management.

• Tracking assets in real-time.

• Acting as a defence if accused of breaking drone regulations.

Richard Gill, CEO and Founder of Drone Defence said:

“We believe that by tracking all aircraft, we can unlock the skies. AeroPing, alongside the AeroTracker interface, is designed to do just that”.

“This has the potential to be game changing for the aviation industry; it will enable drones to be integrated into our skies alongside manned aircraft, with data that can be assessed in real-time by relevant authorities and drone pilots”.

“Our AeroTracker interface makes the process simple, and is available on a variety of platforms, with the ability to send zone alerts sent directly to smart watches or to mobile phones”.

“We are proud that our work here at Drone Defence has the potential to enable the future of drone technology”.

AeroPing devices operate completely independently. They have their own power source and sensors for position, altitude, temperature, pressure, speed and direction. A drone operator simply attaches AeroPing to a drone, and it is ready for use – it’s that simple.

About Drone Defence

15 April 2021