AeroDefense AirWarden Drone and Pilot Detection

AeroDefense is a US company with a decade of work in airspace security that builds passive systems to detect drones and locate their pilots, so security teams can determine intent and ask pilots to land. Its products are developed and manufactured in the USA and hold a DHS SAFETY Act designation.

AirWarden Essentials, launched in January 2025, receives FAA Remote ID broadcasts and shows the drone's make, model, location, altitude, speed and serial number together with the pilot's location. Receivers network into one cloud console with regional monitoring, virtual geofences, friendly drone authorisation and PDF or CSV history reports. AirWarden Spectrum adds layered RF detection for drones that do not broadcast Remote ID. Because the system does not decode private signals, jam or take control of drones, it operates without legal waivers. Users include prisons, stadiums, universities and critical infrastructure.

• Remote ID detection: drone make, model, position, altitude, speed and serial number.
• Pilot location: shows where the operator stands in real time.
• Cloud console: one view for multiple receivers and sites with geofence alerts.
• Friendly drone authorisation: marks approved flights to cut false alarms.
• AirWarden Spectrum: layered RF detection for non-compliant and modified drones.
• Integrations: links with UTM, radar and cameras that record on detection.

• Prisons and detention centres locating pilots of drones used to drop contraband.
• Stadiums and concert venues in Vietnam monitoring hobby drones during events.
• Factories and logistics hubs measuring drone activity over their sites before investing in larger systems.

• Subscription entry point from USD 9,987 per year lowers the cost of starting drone monitoring.
• Pilot location lets guards approach the operator and resolve incidents without force.
• Passive, non-interfering design avoids legal waivers that jamming systems need.
• Free trial and quick receiver installation let sites measure their drone exposure first.

Remote ID rules now require most drones to broadcast identity and pilot position, enabling low-cost, legal detection for private sites. As Vietnam and other ASEAN countries strengthen drone management, identification-based monitoring could become a practical first layer for factories, campuses and venues.

US company led by founding CEO Linda Ziemba; products made in the USA and DHS SAFETY Act designated. Holds a US Air Force SBIR contract for a Collaborative Drone Detection Network. Customer logos include MetLife Stadium, Georgia and Indiana Departments of Corrections, Fresno State and the US Air Force.