FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics
Missions Systems and Dedrone, the market leader in airspace
security, announced today their strategic counter-drone
partnership, providing General Dynamics' global network with access
to Dedrone's complete drone detection and defeat technology. As
part of this strategic agreement, General Dynamics Mission Systems
becomes a value-added reseller for Dedrone's counter-unmanned
aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities and has made a significant
equity investment in Dedrone. General Dynamics will exclusively
supply Dedrone's counter-drone technology to their global defense,
civil government, intelligence, and critical infrastructure
customers.
"The intrusion of private and restricted airspace by unmanned
aerial systems is one of the fastest-growing threats facing our
customers, and Dedrone's counter UAS technology platform is the
market-leading solution to defeat those threats," said Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics
Mission Systems and a newly appointed member of Dedrone's advisory
board. "We're excited to partner with Dedrone to provide
counter-drone capabilities to our global customer base."
In the counter-drone technology market, Dedrone's exclusive
focus on C-UAS detection and defeat have enabled them to become the
industry leader with the rare distinction of having production
systems fielded and in operational use worldwide. The Dedrone C-UAS
technology portfolio combines machine-learning software with
best-in-class hardware sensors, electronic attack methods such as
smart jamming, and defeat weapons to provide early warning,
classification of, and mitigation against drone threats. Dedrone's
capabilities are used by hundreds of customers globally, including
the U.S. military, allied and coalition forces, correctional
facilities, airports, utilities, and corporations, as well as other
public and private organizations.
"Dedrone is thrilled to be partnering with General Dynamics
Mission Systems, a leader in building smarter mission-critical
products and systems," shares Aaditya
Devarakonda, CEO of Dedrone. "With General Dynamics,
Dedrone's technology will reach a broad, global customer base,
opening opportunities to provide mission-critical airspace security
systems to customers both in the U.S. federal and defense sectors,
as well as their global critical enterprise security
customers."
About Dedrone
Dedrone is the market leader in
airspace security. Dedrone's counter-drone system is trusted by
critical infrastructure, government operations, military assets,
correctional facilities, and enterprises to protect against
unwanted small drones. With flexibility to host in the cloud, or on
premise, Dedrone's SaaS technology combines machine-learning
software with best-in-class sensors and effectors, to provide early
warning, classification of, and mitigation against all drone
threats. Dedrone systems are deployed by hundreds of customers
globally. Established in 2014, Dedrone is headquartered in
San Francisco, with operations in
the Washington, D.C.-area,
Columbus, Ohio, London and Germany. For more information about Dedrone
and to reach our counter-drone subject matter experts,
visit dedrone.com and follow @Dedrone on
Twitter and LinkedIn.
About General Dynamics Mission Systems
General
Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics
(NYSE: GD), provides mission critical solutions to those who lead,
serve and protect the world we live in. We are a technology
integrator and original equipment manufacturer with deep domain
expertise in ground, sea, air, space and cyberspace. Headquartered
in Fairfax, Virginia, General
Dynamics Mission Systems employs more than 12,000 people worldwide.
For more information about General Dynamics Mission Systems' broad
portfolio of capabilities, visit gdmissionsystems.com and
follow @GDMS on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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