SkySafe Drone Detection Aims To Be Main Provider For US Department Of Corrections

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What ** *** ** *** **** ***** ** **** ****** *** ****** **** *** ******* ************ ** ******** ********** *** ***** ************. Anything off the shelf that's running autonomously always has that control link because from a practical perspective, if I'm ******* * *****, * **** ** ** **** ** *** *** ******, * **** ** ** **** ** ********** **** **'* *****, *** * **** ** ** **** ** ****** **** ** **** ** **** [emphasis added]

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**** ******, **** *** ******* **** autonomy,it's ********* ****. It's difficult and also that **** **** ****** ** *** ******* *** ***** **** **** ** *** ** *******, where we've got one way drones as you might say, like cruise missiles [emphasis added]

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** ******* *** ** **** ****just ******* ******** *****. There have been various efforts at kind of selling the hardware, managing it in the cloud, these kinds of things that other groups have done. We've **** ** ***** **** ** *** ******** *******, operating **** * **** ******* ******** where we're building out coverage areas across cities, we're deploying sensors, we own the network, and then we're **** ** ******* **** **** to airspace operators, critical infrastructure that are in those areas, whether that's, airports, prisons, Border Protection, what have you. [emphasis added]

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** ** ***'* **** ******** ** an ****,we **** * **** ****** ****. So we map out an area kind of map out what coverage we would need, and what locations would be optimal and then we go out and try to secure **** ******, ************* **** ******, *** ***** *****. So, usually, we're able to roll out coverage in an area within 30 days. You know, some areas end up being a little bit easier, some a little harder, but ** *******, **'** **** ** ** **** ** ** ****. So we'll we'll go do an initial mapping. We'll then you know, actually do site surveys in the area, you know, take RF measurements, make sure there aren't any kind of gotchas [emphasis added]

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Two ** *** **** ******** ****** *** ** that we've really focused on over the last year have been airports *** *******. You know, to me, they're *** **** **** *** ****** *** **** ****** ******* *** *** **** ****** ******** ***** ***, prisons **********. [emphasis added]

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** ** ****plenty ** ***** *****, Federal Bureau of Prisons or DEA have ***** ********* ********* ****** **** ** ***** ***** *** ****'** *** ****** *** ****** **** **'** ******, because they're depending on a technology that they have no control of, that they have no ability to increase its coverage of and both the tactics and techniques of the malicious adversaries and the technology itself progresses [emphasis added]

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Our ******* ** ***** ** *** **** ** **** ******** ****. So, our platform can range from $50k/year ** **** $** / **** depending on the coverage area required by the customer. We have customers across this spectrum. [emphasis added]

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We **** ** ***** ********** ******* ** ****. Our initial work with both us DOD and the Japanese military included jamming we've ******* **** **** **** **** *** **** ****** ** *****, partly because we ****** ****** ** ***** ** **** **** ** ****** ******* ** *** **** and the analytics and be 100% focused on that. And, you know, I think that one ** *** ********** ** *** **** ** ********** ****** ** **** **'* **** **** * ***** ** *** **, anyone getting legal authority on the state and local law enforcement side. So we thought in the long term, it *** **** ******** *** ** ** **** ** ***** ** **** *** **** [****** ***** *********] ******* **** ** ****** ** * *** ****** ******* [emphasis added]

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It's *****, ******** **** **** **** ********* ** ********* ** *** **** ****, but if I were to guess I ***** **'* ******** ** ******** *** [*** *** *****] ******* *** ****** ****** *** **** ** ******. I think we're still ***** * **** ***. It really hasn't been well-defined. There are some early efforts to try to get at least a handful of pilot programs with state, local, and tribal law enforcement but there's ***** * **** *** ** **. [emphasis added]