AeroDome
Fixed electronic countermeasure system marketed for counter-drone applications.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United Kingdom
Drone Defence
HQ Retford, United KingdomFounded 201411-50 employees
Supplies systems for detecting, tracking and identifying drones.
Funding4 rounds · ~$657K + £500K
- Equity raised
- ~$657K + £500K
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$899K
- Latest
- $400KGrant · Sep 1, 2022
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | Grant | $400K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Grant | ~$499K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Seed | ~$657K | — | Scientel Solutions | — | Reported |
| 2020 | Seed | £500K | — | — | Scientel Solutions | Reported |
- Grant$400KSep 1, 2022
- Grant~$499KNov 20, 2020
- SeedLed by Scientel Solutions~$657KAug 18, 2020
- SeedWith Scientel Solutions£500K2020
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems14
AeroEye
Electro-optical camera system for observing and tracking airborne activity.
Maturity not rated
AeroSentry Marine
Radio-frequency drone-detection sensor for maritime applications.
Maturity not rated
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air and missile defense | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Supplies systems for detecting, tracking and identifying drones, a counter-drone security capability, though customers are not named. | Reported |
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Supplies systems for detecting, tracking and identifying drones, a counter-drone security capability, though customers are not named. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Supplies systems for detecting, tracking and identifying drones, a counter-drone security capability, though customers are not named.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Supplies systems for detecting, tracking and identifying drones, a counter-drone security capability, though customers are not named.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Benedict Mason | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Richard Gill | CEO |
Sources18
Show all 18 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: GB”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "97b19dea-1c59-4095-aef5-cdb9543de3fb", "name": "Drone Defence"}”
- 3
Drone Defence · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“We offer the ability to detect, track and identify drones across a wide area, on land or at sea. Using multi-sensory technologies we can give you notice of a drone operating in your airspace. BROWSE SOLUTIONS link”
Systems12
- 4
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AERODOME is a fixed drone mitigation system, specifically designed to disrupt drones up to 1km distance away.”
- 5
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AEROEYE is an advanced Electro-optical (EO) drone tracking camera system designed to visually identify and track airborne activity in real time.”
- 6
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AEROPING connects with our cloud-based air traffic monitoring platform [**AEROTRACKER**](https://www.dronedefence.co.uk/aerotracker/), which connects authorities and air traffic managers with drone pilots to safely integrate drones into airspace”
- 7
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AEROSENSE is a highly functional radar designed specifically for UAS detection and perfect for mobile and rapid deployments.”
- 8
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AeroSentry is an advanced RF drone detection system designed to identify and monitor drone activity through radio frequency analysis. Providing real-time airspace awareness across critical infrastructure, maritime, industrial, and public environments, AeroSentry helps security teams detect unauthorised drones quickly and respond with confidence.”
- 9
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AeroSentry Marine is an advanced radio frequency (RF) yacht drone detection system engineered for superyachts and luxury vessels to detect, identify, and monitor nearby drone activity.”
- 10
Drone Defence · Supports System
“The AEROTRACKER interface is a complete solution for authorities and air traffic managers to identify and track drones alongside other forms of aviation in their area of responsibility, whilst providing reassurance, real-time information, and flight logs for drone operators. [GET A QUOTE](#quotes)”
- 11
Drone Defence · Supports System
“PALADYNE E2000HH Once a drone is detected the E2000HH can be activated to block its control, GPS and video signals meaning that the drone returns to its start location, lands or drifts harmlessly away.”
- 12
Drone Defence · Supports System
“AeroSentry Patrol is a portable RF drone detector that provides rapid deployment capability, supporting security teams during events, patrols, and incident response.”
- 13
Drone Defence · Supports System
“PALADYNE E1000MP A man-portable & future-proof system to disrupt the command, video and navigation signals on the majority of commercial drones.”
- 14
Drone Defence · Supports System
“SkyFence is an electronic countermeasures system which prevents drones from flying into or close to a protected location by disrupting its command and navigation radio transmissions; in any weather, day or night.”
- 15
Drone Defence · Supports System
“The SOLAR SENTINEL is a complete off-grid security solution for CCTV and Drone Detection, using our [**AEROSENTRY**](https://www.dronedefence.co.uk/aerosentry) and [**AEROEYE**](https://www.dronedefence.co.uk/aeroeye) technologies. It is powered solely by renewable energy, and is completely zero emission”
Funding3
- 16
Unmanned Airspace · Aug 18, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“has secured UKP500,000 in seed funding from US based corporate investor Scientel Solutions”
- 17
Scientel Solutions · Supports Funding round · amount
“Drone Defence have secured £500,000 in seed funding from US based corporate investor to develop proprietary drone detection technology.”
- 18DatabaseDrone Defence company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Role
“funding round: Grant, 2020-11-20, GBP 378,000”
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