Axon Completes Acquisition of Dedrone, Elevating Public Safety from the Skies

It was announced by Axon that Dedrone is now officially part of Axon. The acquisition has united two companies with a shared mission to improve public safety and national security by staying ahead of persistent and escalating threats, enabling faster, more effective responses, and ultimately protecting more lives in more places.

Dedrone’s smart airspace security technology integrates with Axon’s public safety platform to enable true drone as first responder (DFR) programs and to protect against unauthorized drone threats.

With Dedrone’s technology now included in the Axon ecosystem, advancements are being made in how drones are leveraged and protected against to keep everyone safe, with a greater ability to prevent incidents before they escalate.

Enhancing Axon’s drone as first responder (DFR) offering

The way public safety agencies respond to emergencies is being transformed by DFR. Drones are dispatched immediately after an emergency call, providing real-time intelligence that helps officers assess the scene before arrival.

With Axon DFR, Dedrone’s airspace awareness technology, DedroneBeyond, extends this capability, allowing drones to be flown beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) without the need for human visual observers. This innovation allows drones to be flown farther, faster, and to operate in more challenging conditions and areas that were previously difficult to access, reducing response times and improving situational awareness.

Protecting public spaces and national security

Dedrone’s AI-powered airspace security systems are considered essential for safeguarding large-scale events, airports, critical infrastructure, and even military bases and defense operations from unauthorized drone activity.

As drone usage rises, so does the risk of airspace incursions that could disrupt operations or pose serious safety risks. With Dedrone, public safety and defense teams can detect, track, and, when necessary, neutralize rogue drones in real time, ensuring that both public spaces and sensitive areas remain secure.

Additionally, governments and defense agencies worldwide are being actively served by Dedrone’s battle-tested technology, which offers critical protection against evolving threats.

The boundaries of what’s possible in public safety and national security are being pushed by Axon and Dedrone. The combined technologies, supported by a strong partner ecosystem, allow for observation, communication, and action to be taken with unprecedented speed and precision — delivering faster, smarter, and safer solutions for first responders and forces around the world.

Axon is the technology leader in global public safety. Axon is building the public safety operating system of the future by integrating hardware devices and cloud software solutions that lead modern policing, defense and security. The Axon ecosystem includes TASER energy devices, body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, cloud-hosted digital evidence management solutions, productivity software, real-time operations capabilities and third-party integrations through Axon’s partner network. visit: axon.com