Dedrone Claims A "Tremendous Time" For Counter-Drone Market, 2023 Profile

Published May 17, 2023 14:34 PM

Dedrone, which has raised over $120 million, claims that now is a "tremendous time" for the counter-drone market in addition to recently releasing a new drone jamming gun for use in urban environments.

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In this report, we profile Dedrone based on our interviews with CMO Mary-Lou Smulders and VP of Product John Knag, including:

  • "Tremendous" Time For Drone And Counter-Drone Markets
  • "Anitquited" Drone Laws
  • Dedrone Expects Regulation Changes In Fall 2023
  • "Airspace Security", Not "Counter-Drone"
  • Background
  • Customers
  • Employee Trends
  • Financials
  • Products
  • Drone Detectors
  • Drone Jammers
  • DedroneTracker Software
  • Integrations
  • City-Wide Drone Detection
  • Pricing

Executive *******

***** ******* *** ** ***-**-*** ******** with *********, **************, *** ********** *** drones, *** ******* ** ******* ** its ****** ************* ** *** ***** security ******** ** ******* ********* ***, at * ******* ***** *****, ** can ** **** ** ******* **** for ********** ***-*****, ********** **********, *** the ******** **********. *******, ** ***** is ** **** ** ***********, *** market **** ******, *** ******* **** be **** ********** ** ******** *** sales.

"Tremendous" **** *** ***** *** *******-***** *******

******* **** ** ******** ** *** demand ** ********* ****** **** ********* with *** ************* ** ******, ** Dedrone's ** ** ******* **** **** us:

****** **** **** ********* **** ***** over *** **** ****** ** *****, because *** ******** ** ********* *** the ***** ****** ** ******* ** expanding. **'** *** **** *** **** drones ** *** ********. ** **** to **** ** ******** ****** **** drone ******** *** ********* **** **** needed *** **** **** ** ** and ***: "***, * **** ***** security". *** ********** ******* ******** ************** public ******, ******, ******** *** ** that *** *******.

** **'* * ********** **** *** the ***** *** ********* ******* ***** markets.

********, *** *******-****** ***, ***** ****** are****** **** ** **** *****, ****** ** ******** ** ******* for ***** ******** ** ******:

*** ******* *** *** ******* ******* and ********** ** ******** ****** *** Eastern ****** *** *******-*** *** *** way **** **** *** ** ***** fought.

******* ******* ******* ******* ** *** countries ****** **** **** [*******] ************ look ** *******, **** **** *** to ***** ******, **'* * ******* different ************ ***.

"Antiquated" ***** ****

***** ***** *** ***** ********** *** highly ********** *** ********* *** **** be ******* (********** *** *** ********** side), *** "**********" ***** **** *** causing *** ** ******* ** **** behind ** ***** ** ** "********** potential" *** ******, *******'* *** ******** told **:

* *** ********** ********* *** ****** in ****** ********. ********** **** ******* the ****-****** ****** ** *** ****** [drone-dfibrillator], ** ************ *********, ** **** they **** *** (*****-**-*-*****-*********) .... *****'* a ****-******** ****** ** **** ****** that ****** *** ** *** **. And ******** *********, * ***** ***US ******* ** ******* ****** ******* *** ***** **** *** ** ********** ***** [emphasis added]

Dedrone ******* ********** ******* ** **** ****

******* ******* "***********" ******* ** *******-***** regulations **** ***** "**** **** *** industry *******" ** *** **** ** '23 **** *** *** **** **** its *************** (******* ******************** ** **** ****), ** ******* *** **** **:

** *** *** *************** ** ********* this ****, *** ****** ****** **** several *********** ******* **** ****** ** laws ********** ** ****** *** ******* drone ********** ** **** **** *** industry *******.

********, *** ***** **** ******* ******* that ******* **** ** **** "***** the *****" ** ******* ******'"************ *** ******** **** *** ******* Posed ** ******** ******** ******* ***"****, ***** ***** (*) **** ********* to *** *****, *****, ******, *** territorial *** *********** ** *** *******-***** devices (** ********** ****) *** (*) allow ************** ** ***** ************ ** the ** ******** ***************:

*** *** ** ****** *** **** to ****** ** **** **** ***** the ***** ** ******* ****** ****** bill

****'** ****** **** **** **** ** give ********** *********** ** **** [*****, local, ******, *********** *** ***********] *** also ** ***** ******** ************** ***** [to ******* ********** *******-***** ************]. *** in *** ** ********** ******** ************** is * ******* ****. ****'* **** broad, *** ** ********* ******** ********** that *** ***** ****** (********, *****, nuclear ***** ******, *** ***** ********* facilities) *** ** **** ******** ******** malls, ******** - ***** **** ** people ******

*** ******** *** ** ** ***** critical ************** ***** ** ******* ******* drone ********** ********** **** *** ** implemented ** ****. ****, ** **** can ******* ** *** **** ***'* push *** ******.

**** ****** ******* ****, *** ******* this **** ****** ** *** ******* to ** ****. ****** ** ** government ******* *** ***********, **, *********, we ********* ******* ** ***** **** timelines. *******, ** *** ******* **** Dedrone ******* **** ** ******, ** would ******* ******** *** ***** ** the ********.

"Airspace ********", *** "*******-*****"

*******'* *** **** **** **** *** "counter-drone" **** ** * ******** ** the **** ****** ******* ** *** to ******** *** ******, **** *** 'bad' ****, *** *** ** ****** to ****** ** ** "******** ********" - ********* **** ******* **** ****** *** ********.

* ***'* **** **** ** **** it ******* ***** *******. **'* *** counter *****. **'* **** **** ***** security: ***'** ****, **** **, **** in, *** ****** ******* **** **** faster, * **** **. ***. * don't ********* ***. ** **** ** have * ****** ****. **'* **** security. ** * ** ********** ****** to ****** *** **** ** ** industry *** ** ****** **** ******* drone ** ******** ********. ****, ****'* really **** ** **. *********'* ******* on *** **** *** *** * want ** *** *** *** **** this *** *****, *** ****'* *** wrong *** ** ***** ***** **. When *** ***** **** ******** **** into *** ******** **** *** ***'* recognize, * **** *** ***'* ***** them

** ******* ****** ******** *********** **** the ****** ** ******, ***** ******** the **** ****** ** ***.

**********

******* ** * **********-***** ******* ************ in "********* ********", ********* ***** *********, tracking, *** *******. *** ******* *** founded ** **** ** ******* ****** *******(***),***** *********(********* ********), ******* ******(***), *** *** *** ******* *** six ******* *********, ********* * ** the ** (*** *********, ** ****, Phoenix, ****), *** ** *** **, and *** ** *******.

*** ******* ******* **** ***** ********* technologies, *** ** ****, ********** ************* ******* ************** * ** ************,*******, ** ****** *** ******* ******** into *******.

***, ******* ** * "********-********" "******** platform *** ******* ***" (******** ****** Systems), ** ** ** ******* **** described *** ******* ** **:

** ******* ** ***** *** ******** a ******** ******** *** ******* ***. We ** * ******* ** *** own ******* *** ********* *** ***** party ******* *** *********...But ****, ** **'** * ******** ********. **'** ** **** **** ******** ********. We do make our own hardware. So of course, there's there's some advantages to using our in house software hardware, but both will be integrated with third party RF receivers, third party cameras, radars, and third party jammers.

************* ** *******'* *** ******** ********, such ** *** ****** ******* ************ *** ****** ** ***** *******, is **** ** ******* *** **, as **** ********* ** ****.

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******* *** ********* ** *** **, Europe, *** *** ****** ****, ** Knag ********* ** **, *******, ***** security ** * ***** ******** ************* with **********, **********, *** ******** *********. Moreover, ***** ******* ** ********* ******* (even *** *** ***********), ****, ******** the ****** ************* **** *******.

******* ****** ***+ ******** ***** ****** 40 *********, ** *** ******* **** the *******'* ******* ***** *****:

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**** **** ** **** */* ** Dedrone's ******** ** **** ** *** US, **** *** ***** ***** ** Europe:

* ***** *** ******* */* **, 1/3 ******, *****. ... ** ********* want ** **** ******* *** **** year **'** **** ** ******** *** footprint **** *** ****** **** ** well. **'** ***** * **** ****** of ******** ***** ** **** **, but ****, * ***** *** *** preponderance ** ** ** ********** *** US.

******** **** ***** *********** *** **** $*.** ******* ***** of *** ********, **** ~$***,*** ** *** **** 48 ******.

*** ******** *****, *** ******* *** sold "****** ***" ************* ****** ****, as **** **** ****, *** ** 2021 *** *********** *** *,***** **** ** *************.

Employee ******

******* *** "***+" *********, ">**%" ** which **** ****, ** *** ******* claims ** *** *******. *** ******* experienced * **% *** ****** **** the ******* ****** ** *********** *** IT, *** ******** ********:

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*** ********* *** ************* ***** ******* the ** *** ******* - ** and **, ************.

**********

******* ** * ******* ******* ********** * ***** ** ~$*** *******, *** ***********, **** ****** **** of ** **** **** - $**.* million ****** *** ****** (*** ****** "C-1" ***** *** ** **** ****).

*** **** ********** ** *** *******'* first ****-****** *****, *** *** ******** IPVM ****** -******* ****** $**+ ******* *** ** Axon.

*************,**** *********, **-******* ******* ****************, ** ****** ** ** ******** on *** *******'* *******. *** ******** profile **** ******** **** ** ******** in ******* ********* ** ***** *********, as *** ****** ***** *****:

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******* **** *** **** *** ***** to **** **** *********** ****** ** the **** ******, ** *** ******* told **.

*** ******* **** *** ******** *** revenue, *******, **** ********* **** ******* has ******* ** *** *** **** of ******** ** *******.

Products

******* ************ *** ****** ** ***** detectors, *** ****** ** ***** *******, and * ******** ******** **** *** connect ***** ******* *** *****-***** ********.

Drone *********

IPVM Image******* ********* *** *** ********* ****** of *********,*********** **-***************** **-***, ******** *****, *****, *** ******* support *********.

**** ********* *** ******* ** ********* that *** ******* ******* *********** *** RF ************* *********** ** *** ********, as **** **** ****:

** ***** ** *** **** **** protocol ** ***** **** *** *** know, ******* **** ******** ******* ... And ** **** ***** **** ***** me **** ********* **** ****'** ********* in ... *** **'** **** ****** spatial ***********, *****? ** ***** ** the *****? *'* ** *** *********** jammer, * **** ** ***** ** on ******. ** **** ****************** *** spatial *********** ********* *** * ***** what *'** *** **, ********** *************** of * ***** ********

***** **** ****** ******* *********** ** information ***** *** *****, **-***, *** RF-360 ****** ** ***** ************:

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***** ******* **** *** ******** ******** the *******, *** *** *** ********* does *** **** *** ******* *** these ******, ******* ************ **-*** **% ****** **** **-***($**,*** **. $**,***).

Drone *******

******* *** *** *****-******* ****,**************** * ***** (******** ** ******* ****)********************, ******** *** "*******" *** "*****" environments, ************, **** *********** ** ****, their ******* *****, ************ **** *** Dedrone ********, ***.

*** ***** ***** ******** * ********** between *** ******:

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****** *************, ***** **** ******* *******, DedroneDefender ** ********, ** ** *** operate **** ** ********-***** *** ******* jamming *****, ** ******* ********* ** IPVM. ***** ********-***** ******* ** **** complex *** ******** **** **** ***** the ****** **** ******* *******, ** is **** ********** ** ********** ************** in *** ****.

*******'* ******** ** ***** ********** **** ******* ** ********* ***** and ***** *********.

*** ***************, *** ******** ** ****** based ** *** ****** ** *********** that ** ********* ***** *** *****, as **** ********* ** ****:

** ** [***************] ** ***** *** the *********** ********* **** *** **** the ********* *****, ***** *** ** third ***** *******, **** **** ***, whatever **'* ***, **'* *** ******* into *** *** ** **** ** more *********** ** ****** * **** effective ****** *******.

*********** ***** *** ****** ** *********** to *** ***. ** *'* ** longer ***** ** ******* *** **** target *'* ***** ** ******** ******** jam ** ******* ** *** ** more ********* ****** * ***'* **** information ***** **. ** * **** a ****** ** ***** * ***'* know **** **** ******** ** ***** I *** ***** ******* *** **. But *** **** * **, *** most ** *** **** * **, I **** **** *********** ***** *** target. *'* ***** ** ****** **** protocol ******** ****** ****'* ***** ** push *** *** ********* ***** *** it's ***** ** **** ****** *** [jam ** ****** *****] *** **** effective **********

********, ********* *** ******** ******* ** applications ***** ***** *** ******** ****** close ** **** ***** - ** operator *** ****** ***** ***** "** hit" ** **** **** ** ********* communication *********** ***/** *****:

************* ** ******* - **'* ***** hit ********* ****'* ** *** ****. For ***************, ** *'** *** ******** targets ** ** ********* **** *'* pointing, *** ****'** ***** ********* ********* I'm ***** ** ****** **** *'* doing, *****? *'* *** ***** ** do *** *** ******** ******** ****** on **** *** ***, ******* *****'* an **** **** ** **. *** need ** *** **** **** ** not, *****? ** *** **** *** option ** ******, * **** ** hit **** *** ****, ** * want ** *** **** ** **** and *** *** ** * ****** selective ** **** **** ** ***** ones *** ***'** ***** ** ********* affect. ***** ***** ** **** ****-******* I'm *** ***** ** *** **** there's **** ****** ** ** *** non ****** ******. ***** ***** *** be ******* *** ***** *** **** close. ***, *** *** *** ****** it ** *** ** **** ** the ****** ** **** ****

**** *********** *** ********** ** *** detection ******** **** ****** *** ********* adjustment ** *** ******* ******** ** an *********** ******** ** *************. ** earlier ***** **** *** **** *********** in ********* ******* ***********, *******, ** was **** ******** **** * ****** on *** *** ******.

******* *********** ******* *** ****** ** that *************** *** *********** ***** *** drone's ********, ***** ** ***** ** the ******'* ******* (*****, ** ****, is ** ******* **********, ** **** told **). ************* *** * ***** on *** *** ** ****** **** the ******.

******, *** ***** *** *** ** mounted ** * ***-**** ********* *** remote *** ********** *******. **** *****************'* ************ ******** "***** ********", *******, *** company's ******* **** *** ********** ******** the ***-*** *******, ** **** *** newer ***************.

DedroneTracker ********

************** ** *******'* ******** ******** **** ties ** *********, ********, *** **********. This ******** ****** *** *** ****** of **** **** ******* *******, ********* detectors, ******, *** *******, ** **** a ****** ******* ***** ******* ***** "**********" *** ********** ********, ** **** told **:

** **** * ***** ********** ********* to ******* ******** ********** *** **'** doing ** * ******* ** ****. One ** **** ** ** *** imagery, ** ****** *** ******* *'* looking ** * ***** ** * bird ** ***** *** **** ** the *****, **'** ********** *** **** kind ** ***** - ** **** to ******** *** **** ** ****** just **** *** ***** ****, ***** is * ****** ****** **** *** imagery. *** **** ** **, **'** doing **** ** ****

***** **** **** ****** *** ***** data **** ** ******** *** **********, Dedrone **** *** ********* * ****** level *** *** **** ** ***** on *** ******** ********* (*** *******, jam *** ***** **** * ******* DedroneDefender):

**** ****** ********** ** ******* ******* learning ********* ****'* ******* ** *** fuse **** *** **'* ****** ******* at *** *** ******** ** *********** that ** **** ** *** ***** track. *** ******** *** **** ********* aspects ** ** *** *** *** location *** ********** *** **** ** know ***** *** ****** ****. ** if **'* * ****, *** * threat ****** ***** ** ***. * don't ****** **** ***** *****. ** it's * *****, ** *** ** may *** ** * ******, *** then *'* *** ****** ** ******* at **** **********.

*******'* ******** **** ****** *** *** creation ** ***** *** ***** ***** to ********* ********** ******** ****** **** by *** ******** *** ****** **** pose * ****** ** * ********.

******, ************** ** ******** ** *** installation (**** ***** *** **-******* *********** are *********).

************

******* ***** ****** "******** ********", ******, it *** ** ********* **** ** possible ************, ************* *** **** *******, ** **** **********, *****, *** **** ******.

*** ******* ********** ************ ** ******* an "******* ********" *** * ********, as *******'* *** **** **:

** ********* ****** *********** ** **** we *** ******* *** ******* ******** for *** ***** ****** ... ** created *********. ****'* **** *** ******* of * ***** ***** ** **** makes ***** ** ** ******** ********. On *** ***** **** ** ********* with ********** **** * ****** ******* panel *** ** **** ****** *** two ** $*,***, *** *** *** up ** *** ***** ******* * RADA **** ******, *** **/** **** million ****** *******

******* ****** *** ***** ************, ******* also ********** **** * ****** ** providers ** ***** ********* *** *******, including**** ****,****,***** ***** *******, ***., ** *** ******* ********* to ****.

City-Wide ***** *********

****-**** ***** *********** *** ** *******'* *********, ***** is *********** * ****-**-*-******* *******, ** in **** ****, ********* ** *** own *** ******** *** ***** ********* and ********.

******* ** ******** "*** ******** ** the ** **********" *** "**** ** the ***** ****** ** *** **", as **** **** **, ***** ***** them *** ****** ************** ** ********* can *** ****** ** *** ***** detection **** ******* *** **** ** install *** ********:

** *** ******** ***********, *** ******** of *** ** ********** ** ****** areas **'** ******* *******, **** ** the ***** ****** ** ****** ** well. ** **** ******* ******** ** a *** ** *** **** ******* that ***** ***** ** ******. **** that ***** ** ** *** *** software, *** *******, *** ******** ... We **** ******** ***** ******* ****** these *****, ******* **** *****'* * market *** *** ****, *** **** the ******** **** ***** ** *** data ** * *******. *** **** got *** *** *********** ***** ** area **** **** **** ********** **

**** ********* **** ******** ************** ****** the ******* ** ***** *** ****** for *** ********, **** ******** *** price ******* *** ***** ********* *** creating ********* ** ***** *** *** company:

**'** *** ******** **** ** * service, ******* ****** ** ********* *** it [********] ** ** **** ******* of ******* ****** ********* ****, *** we've ******* ****** ****, *** **'** just ***** ** ****** ** *** all ***** ****** [******* ** *** area ******* ** ******], ** ******* that ***** ** ** * ***** cost, ******* **'** ******* **** *** infrastructure. ** **'** ******** ** [*** changes], * ******'* *** **'** ***** at ******** *****, ***** **** *** and *** *** ***** * ***** if ********'* ******* ** ***** *******, but ****'* **** ** *** ********* where [**'* ******] - ******* ********** that ***** *** ********** *** * budget ** ****** ******* ***. *** they *** **** **** **** ** citywide ********** ******* **'** ****** ********* of ***** ** **** **** **** data ** * ******* ***** *****.

Pricing

******* **** *** ******** ******* *** its ******* ********, *******,*** ********* ***** * ****** ** Dedrone's ************** ********** ** ******** ******** ** integrations ******** (*.*., *********** **** *******, radars, ** ******** *******) ******* ******** from $*,*** ** $**,*** ********* ** the **** ** ******* *** *** duration (******* ******** *** *,*, *** 5 *****).

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