Defense & National Security
Airspace intelligence for defense and national security
Protect installations and high-value assets with continuous, passive RF sensing that provides attribution without revealing posture.
DEFENSE & NATIONAL SECURITY
The challenge
Defense environments face persistent low-altitude incursions from inexpensive and adaptable drones. Traditional systems are costly, centralized, and poorly suited for continuous coverage.
The solution
Guardian RF provides a distributed sensing layer that operates continuously, scales across installations, and feeds a unified intelligence picture.
Key capabilities
Persistent passive monitoring
Drone-pilot geolocation and attribution
Cross-installation correlation
Integration with existing command and security systems
Pattern analysis for reconnaissance detection
Field-ready, attritable hardware
In the field
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Field reports
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Launch Site Protection
Guardian RF systems are deployed with U.S. Air Force Security Forces under an active Phase II SBIR supporting airspace awareness at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The deployment provides persistent, passive RF detection to monitor low-altitude drone activity around sensitive launch and airfield operations. The system supports drone-pilot attribution and historical analysis while operating continuously without active emissions.
Beale Air Force Base
Directional Coverage at Range
At Beale Air Force Base, Guardian RF paired a Scout node with a sector antenna to establish roughly 50 miles of directional detection coverage. The configuration extends persistent airspace awareness far beyond a standard omnidirectional footprint, giving base security a long-range view of low-altitude activity along the sector of interest.
Defense Innovation Unit
DIU Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
Guardian RF was selected as a winner in the DIU Low-Cost Sensing Challenge at Falcon Peak 25.2, run with U.S. NORTHCOM and Joint Interagency Task Force 401. The platform was evaluated against a range of low-altitude drone threats and validated for its ability to provide persistent detection at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Guardian RF was the only downselected solution based exclusively on passive RF sensing.
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