Secure communications specialist BlackBerry has partnered with Dedrone, an airspace security market and technology company, to deliver advanced counter-drone technology to secure critical sites
Dedrone will be integrating BlackBerry AtHoc software into its products to enable real-time secure alerts when a malicious or unauthorised drone is detected in an airspace.
Aaditya Devarakonda, president and chief business officer, Dedrone, said, "When an unauthorized drone enters restricted airspace, time is of the essence. The more effectively the on-site personnel can respond, the better their chances of countering whatever the drone is there to do. BlackBerry AtHoc’s advanced alerting capabilities combined with Dedrone’s drone detection technology, enable our customers to react precisely and in time to control the situation.”
The Dedrone technology portfolio combines machine-learning software with hardware sensors, electronic attack methods such as smart jamming, and defeat weapons to provide early warning, classification, and mitigation against drone threats.
Working with the BlackBerry AtHoc API, Dedrone has integrated directly to BlackBerry AtHoc’s extensive and granular alerting functionality. This allows the creation of automated, highly targeted alerts based on a variety of criteria, including flight zones, drone behaviour, and user groups – for a more efficient, focused response to an unauthorized drone being present.
Christoph Erdmann, senior vice-president of secure communications, BlackBerry, said, “New advanced technologies have the potential to solve some of the most pressing challenges, however, they also introduce new security risks.
“Drones are one of the many IoT endpoints that add to the growing chaos that security leaders must navigate. We are excited to partner with Dedrone to offer a critical solution that organisations around the world can use to keep citizens and the public safe.”
