Dedrone has named Sara Devitt, an executive with more than two decades of talent-focused experience, as chief people officer responsible for driving the smart airspace security company’s global people strategy. She will also lead Dedrone’s talent acquisition, development and retention efforts to ensure its workforce is equipped to support current hyper-growth phase, the Sterling, Virginia-based […] More

Balaji Tamirisa, formerly vice president of research and development at Itron, has joined Dedrone as chief technology officer, responsible for supervising continued tech portfolio expansion and ensuring that the company maintains its position in the airspace security market. He brings to his new role at Dedrone more than 20 years of experience in engineering, program […] More

Carahsoft Technology has signed two agreements to distribute Ping Identity‘s cloud-based authentication tool and Dedrone‘s airspace security platform to public sector customers. Carahsoft said Tuesday it will help Ping take identity, credential and access management products to the government sector via three contract vehicles and reseller partners as both companies seek to play a role […] More

Dedrone has secured $30.5 million in an Axon-led Series C financing that the San Francisco, California-based startup plans to use to support its development of technology for protecting airspace against unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles. Aaditya Devarakonda, CEO of Dedrone, said in a statement published Friday the investment underscores the company’s ability to deliver drone detection […] More

Daniel Elwell, former deputy administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration, has retained his seat on Dedrone's advisory board. Elwell will help Dedrone develop strategies for the defense and aviation markets and provide counsel on regulatory affairs, the company said Tuesday.

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Aaditya Devarakonda, a former principal at Centerview Partners, has joined Dedrone as president and chief business officer.

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Dedrone is considering updating a counter-unmanned aerial system technology to include detection and threat mitigation features as the company aims to establish a presence in the defense and civilian markets, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday.

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Dedrone has partnered with Securityhunter to offer a counter-small unmanned aircraft system technology via a General Services Administration contract vehicle that encompasses security, firefighting and law enforcement offerings for the public sector.

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Dedrone will continue to license its drone detection platform to F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming under a program with the Defense Innovation Unit.

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The Defense Department has partnered with Dedrone to test a company-built technology’s capacity to assess, measure and responding to unmanned aerial systems that may pose threats to base security and flight operations. DoD and its Defense Innovation Unit Experimental organization intend to experiment with the DroneTracker software designed to help operators collect intelligence from multiple sensors and detect activity of […] More

Battelle and Dedrone have agreed to explore methods for the development of an airspace security platform that will combine unmanned aerial system detection and defeat technologies. The non-binding, non-exclusive partnership aims to build an integrated technology offering that will work to help protect sensitive infrastructure in the U.S. from drone threats, Battelle said Thursday. San Francisco-based Dedrone […] More

Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for its latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the current set of unique challenges and opportunities in the government contracting (GovCon) sector and federal landscape. During the interview with ExecutiveBiz, Brady discussed his growth strategy for GDMS, new […] More