AeroDefense Integrates O.W.L.’s Radar for Layered Airspace Security System

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Today, drone detection solutions provider AeroDefense announced that its AirWarden™ system will be integrating Observation Without Limits (O.W.L.) radar ground and air detection capability. The integration will support the O.W.L. GroundAware® family of 2D and 3D digital beamforming radar systems employed by critical infrastructure and government sectors worldwide.

Certain critical infrastructure entities necessitate a multi-layer technology approach in order to protect against unauthorized drones. The integration O.W.L.’s radar technology with the AeroDefense AirWarden RF spectrum sensing system results in a solution capable of detecting both RF-based and radio-silent, small to large, low speed to high speed drones and their operators right as the drone is powered on.

In order to satisfy drone detection users’ requests for maximum data to help in guiding their security teams’ responses, AirWarden’s user interface clearly displays each detection type and method in an easily identifiable manner.

“By combining the strengths of both systems, AirWarden offers our correctional facility customers a contraband prevention platform to detect and prevent airborne contraband deliveries by drone and ground-based contraband deliveries by people or vehicles,” AeroDefense Founding CEO Linda Ziemba. “It also gives our utility customers an integrated platform to detect both human and drone traffic at unprotected electric substations.”

“We have learned firsthand that layered security is essential for comprehensive drone situational awareness,” said O.W.L. President Tom Gates. “We are pleased to partner with AeroDefense to provide their customers an added layer of low-altitude airspace surveillance, plus simultaneous ground coverage for detecting and tracking drone operators.”

O.W.L. will showcase the new system at its exhibit in booth 11099 at ISC West, the country’s most comprehensive security industry conference, held in Las Vegas from March 29th-30th.

Read more:

Ian attended Dominican University of California, where he received a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and a keen interest in technology, he is now contributing to DroneLife as a staff writer.