DroneShield DroneSentry

The DroneSentry from DroneShield (Australia) is a stationary, layered counter-drone system. It brings RF sensing (RfAI), radar and optics together under the DroneSentry-C2 command software and adds DroneShield effectors. The set-up stands on a tripod or mast; the manufacturer names critical infrastructure, the military, airports and prisons as fields of use.

The sensor chain follows the principle that every sensor type has its own gaps: the radio detector sees only emitting drones, the radar also silent ones, and the camera serves identification. Radars from Echodyne (EchoGuard, EchoShield), Robin Radar (IRIS) and RADA (RPS-82) are integrated, together with the Bosch MIC 7100i camera. Coverage is 360 degrees. Ranges depend on the chosen configuration. The effectors act through radio and GNSS jamming.

According to the approval note, the jammers may be operated in the EU only by authorised authorities and armed forces, and they are not sold to private parties. Operating jammers is reserved to authorities and armed forces: in Germany under § 91 TKG, in Poland under Art. 42 of the Electronic Communications Law (Dz.U. 2024 item 1221). Active countermeasures are reserved to state bodies (Poland: Art. 156ze of the Aviation Law, Dz.U. 2025 item 179; Germany: federal and state police, armed forces under § 15a LuftSiG as administrative assistance). For operators of critical infrastructure, airports and event organisers, detection alone remains; radio detection, however, touches the secrecy of telecommunications (Fernmeldegeheimnis), which counts as an open legal question.

In stationary multi-sensor installations, the site survey with clear line of sight and shadowing by buildings, the mast foundation, lightning protection and power supply, and the weather resistance of the optics count. Because third-party sensors are integrated, their firmware versions belong to maintenance; the software has to stay current so that new drone models are recognised.