DroneShield, a developer of hardware and software technology for drone detection and security, will provide a U.S. government agency with equipment and multiyear services under a $33 million order. Matt McCrann, CEO of DroneShield, said in a statement published Saturday that the award underscores the customer’s trust and the company’s commitment to support its missions. […] More

Matt McCrann has been promoted to serve as CEO of DroneShield‘s U.S. subsidiary, where he previously functioned as vice president of sales, Australian Defence Magazine reported Tuesday. He will now oversee efforts to grow the U.S.-based organization’s footprint in the defense, homeland security and law enforcement markets as a counter-drone technology provider. McCrann joined DroneShield […] More

DroneShield and Trakka Systems jointly demonstrated at Eglin Air Force Base a new technology designed to detect and counter unmanned aircraft system threats. The vehicle-mounted Trakka Interceptor Package Solution or TIPS-C uses DroneShield's DroneSentry-C2 software to detect and track drones by providing a common operating picture within the local airspace, DroneShield said Monday.

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DroneShield has received approval from the General Services Administration to offer drone threat detection and mitigation platforms to the public sector via a GSA Schedule contract. The company said its full product suite that includes DroneGun, DroneSentry and DroneSentinel is also available to government agencies through the GSA Advantage online procurement portal. GSA Schedule offers pre-negotiated prices and purchase terms […] More

Droneshield has released a video that features the company’s new multi-method systems designed to detect and counter unmanned aerial system threats. The company said Sunday its DroneSentry employs software and user interface designed to integrate acoustic, optical camera, radar, radio frequency, thermal camera and optical sensor detection functions. DroneSentinel is equipped with a multi-sensor detection technology and built for customers […] More

Ryan Vervack, former chief technology officer of CACI International‘s government services business, has been appointed to the same position at DroneShield‘s U.S.-based subsidiary. DroneShield said Monday his responsibilities will span across the unmanned aircraft technology firm’s engineering teams in Australia and the U.S. Peter James, chairman of DroneShield, said Vervack joins the company as it aims to expand operations in the […] More

The Department of Defense’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office recently concluded a three-week testing of various counter-drone technologies at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona as part of JCO’s second industry demonstration. Mike DiGennaro, team lead for the office’s counter-UAS testing, said five defense companies flew their CUAS systems against commercial off-the-shelf drones usually used […] More

The U.S. Army has picked 20 small businesses and technology companies that will move to the third phase of xTechSearch 4.0 competition. “We must proactively and aggressively engage with innovators to see what new ideas, concepts, systems and sub-system components they can bring to the table,” Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said in a statement published Wednesday.

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