Airwise Solutions and UAS Sentry Integrate Drone Detection and Airspace Intelligence

The partnership joins two pieces of the low-altitude picture that have largely been separate: detecting drones and managing drone operations. UAS Sentry Nexus handles the detection side, identifying drones that transmit Remote ID signals and, depending on the broadcast type, providing a drone's location and control station information. Airwise Nexus handles the operations side, covering mission planning, fleet and pilot management, airspace authorizations, analytics and UAS Traffic Management.

By connecting the two, the companies say organizations can compare detected drones with approved missions, planned flights and known fleet activity, rather than simply knowing a drone is present. Airwise's Chief Revenue Officer, John Powers, framed the goal as understanding what is happening in an airspace and how it relates to an organization's own operations.

The system is built to scale: UAS Sentry Nexus can support between three and 18 independently processed antennas through one LAN or LTE connection, and its open API links with third-party command, control, mapping and situational awareness platforms. UAS Sentry also develops its software and firmware in the United States and completes final assembly there.

The limits are worth noting. The integration only applies to drones that transmit Remote ID signals and will not detect every aircraft, so it is one source of information rather than a complete picture. How much visibility a given site actually gets is likely to hinge on how many antennas it deploys and how many drones in its airspace broadcast Remote ID.