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The counter-UAS company’s sensor and command-and-control platforms are now compliant with US government standards.
DroneShield Limited has announced it is “fully compliant” with the US government’s Team Awareness Kit (TAK), securing certification for its sensor and command-and-control platforms, including RfPatrol, RfOne and DroneSentry-X.
The company’s command-and-control platform, DroneSentry-C2, which leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) and sensor fusion technologies, is also compliant with the TAK communication standard.
The TAK system, which is used by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and other allied forces, is designed to enable operators in the field to receive detailed threat detection information to improve situational awareness in a common format.
DroneShield platforms can now stream data directly to TAK servers providing both command operations centres and field operators access to the real-time sensor information and intelligence.
This could involve integrating data from multiple sensors and sensor modalities including radar, radio frequency (RF) and electro-optical (EO) and thermal recognition.
Both DroneShield sensors and the C2 system have implemented the Cursor-on-Target (CoT) protocol to send information to TAK and interoperable systems.
“Battlespace is rapidly evolving, and robotic platforms continue to be both a central capability and a threat to Allied forces,” DroneShield chief technology officer Angus Bean commented.
“It is critical that DroneShield technology can meaningfully contribute to building this battlespace awareness.
“Common operating platforms such as TAK empower wide-ranging technologies and to generate a cross-compatible system of sensors and operating platforms.”
The announcements follows the launch of DroneShield’s new AI engine, with the company updating RF Detection devices across its RfPatrol, RfOne and DroneSentry-X platforms.
The updates are set to be rolled out across DroneShield devices globally over the next week, amid a reported spike in drone activity in the Middle East and other parts of the world.
The technology upgrades have been tested during deployments with the US Air Force and Australian Army.
[Related: DroneShield upgrades AI engine, enhances offering]
Charbel Kadib
News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres.
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