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Dedrone Acquires Counter-Drone Firm Aerial Armor

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 5th, 2023

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Dedrone Acquires Counter-Drone Firm Aerial Armor

Dedrone's handheld DedroneDefender for jamming threat drones. Photo: Dedrone

Dedrone, a developer and provider of counter-drone solutions, has acquired Aerial Armor, which offers artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software that detects drones and integrates counter-drone sensors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition also provides Dedrone with an installed base of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) sensors and solutions and a related trove of data. Aerial Armor, a small company based in Phoenix, Ariz., resells Aeroscope drone detection sensors made by Chinese drone manufacturer DJI, Silent Sentinel’s thermal cameras, and…

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