AI-ENABLED AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT
Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drone Threats.
Monitor Unmanned Traffic for Aerial Mobility.
Secure Valuable Assets from Airborne Risks.
Optimize Situational Awareness for Aviation Safety.
Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drone Threats. Monitor Unmanned Traffic for Aerial Mobility. Secure Valuable Assets from Airborne Risks. Optimize Situational Awareness for Aviation Safety.
Technology
AVGARDE DroneAstra™ Platform
A comprehensive suite for AI-enabled aerial object sensing and situational awareness for low-altitude drone detection and countermeasures
The DroneAstra ™ platform is leveraging a proprietary deep neural model for micro-doppler signature classification and analysis, alongside a unique parallel algorithm for low latency range-doppler mapping. With an integrated approach, the platform offers actionable data, decisioning tools and counter-measures for Situational Awareness and Risk Mitigation in Low-Altitude Airspace (LAA) in context of drones, UAVs, birds and other aerial objects.
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Deep neural AI model enhances detection range by 30% when compared to conventional systems
Auto-classification of aerial targets allows effective management of Low Altitude Airspace (LAA)
Accurate detection using clutter reduction techniques, alongside SVM based clutter cancellation to improve target detection by 60%
Motion artifact cancellation algorithm improves classification of radar signatures
High throughput waveform streaming through an FPGA reduces time-to-compute by 35%
Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture for scalability, modularity and reconfigurability
Operating ease with user friendly software and user interface, alongside effective compatibility with most commercial drones/UAVs
Products
DroneDOOT ™
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A 3D track and scan radar to provide pinpoint precision in detection of aerial targets. With 360 degree azimuthal coverage, DroneDOOT oversees an instrumented range of 5 kms and provides a classification range of 5 kms. Based on micro Doppler technology, the radar’s performance is enhanced by a backend AI engine that classifies the different types of targets. DroneDOOT can be interfaced with any weapon system and other dual-use platforms.
DroneARM ™
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A highly effective drone countermeasure gun designed for two hand operation and long range defeat. The product includes high performance directional antennas in a lightweight robust rifle style design, featuring an intuitive control panel user interface to select and engage the range of jamming frequencies for target defeat. The drone gun tactical unit provides a safe countermeasure option against a wide range of drone threats.
When disruption is triggered, drone targets will respond via vertical on the spot landing or return to its home, remote controller or starting point. A highly effective drone countermeasure gun designed for two hand operation and long range defeat. The product includes high performance directional antennas in a lightweight robust rifle style design, featuring an intuitive control panel user interface to select and engage the range of jamming frequencies for target defeat.
The drone gun tactical unit provides a safe countermeasure option against a wide range of drone threats. When disruption is triggered, drone targets will respond via vertical on the spot landing or return to its home, remote controller or starting point.
DroneSENSE ™
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A passive drone detection system that leverages emitted radio signals from drones to remote controllers for the purpose of telemetry and video streaming. It incorporates multi-layer inference engines (MLIE) to detect the presence of drones in any given area. Due to the passive technology of the system, negligible probability of intercept can be achieved. Additionally, the solution is protocol agnostic as it can detect any make or model of drones. DroneSENSE can be integrated with multiple dual-use platforms.
DroneWALL ™
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An All-Band Jammer for tackling FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) drones and inhibiting its motion over the air. As a modular low power device for All-Band GPS Jamming, it covers the radio frequencies of 433 MHz, 900 MHz, GNSS, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. It essentially acts as a intrusion wall and repulsion device for neutralising FHSS drones in various use cases and diverse scenarios.
DroneYUG ™
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A soft-kill electronic warfare (EW) system specifically designed for countering drone threats through an orchestration of jamming and spoofing mechanism. The system features a proprietary jamming mechanism to tackle FHSS drones and provides a long jamming range.
It has an integrated GPS spoofing unit that can hack the GPS system of the drones and provides manoeuvring capabilities to the user for bringing the drone to a safe landing position for forensic and other analysis. It can be configured in a wake and sleep model and can be integrated with RF/EO-IR/Camera based detection system.
DroneDRISHTI ™
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An ultra-lightweight drone-mountable ‘Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF)’ remote ID broadcaster module for providing vital information such as location coordinates, accelerometer and gyroscopic data, which can be integrated with Avgarde’s drone detection systems to categorise between the white-listed and black-listed drones.
Markets
AIRCRAFT SAFETY & AIRPORT OPERATORS
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Ensuring safety of aircrafts and the airport airspace is of critical importance to all airport operators. With increased usage of drones, the low-altitude airspace is converging with the airspace of conventional aviation, and stakeholders are rethinking the traditional concept of air traffic control to mitigate risks from drones in restricted areas.
DroneAstra platform offers various solutions for airport airspace monitoring and management in many beneficial ways, including:
360 degree aerial situational awareness from drones, UAVs and aerial objects
Enhanced safety for aircraft, passengers and airport assets
Reduced revenue losses from airport shutdowns due to drone intrusions
UAV TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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Effective airspace management of unmanned traffic will be critical to the success of rapid expansion of commercial drone operations and adoption of alternative aerial mobility. Globally, UTM frameworks are being developed in various countries and its being adopted gradually by drone fleet operators, UTM integrators and logistics networks.
AVGARDE has developed the core technology to address the UTM aspects of the drone airspace in a number of ways, including:
Comprehensive platform approach combining AI/ML, sensor fusion and other emerging technologies
Drone airspace intelligence, including situational awareness, topographical data services drone fleet way pints and optimal path services
Precise real-time tracking of large number of drones for airspace safety and security
MILITARY & SECURITY AGENCIES
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Perimeter defence and securing strategic assets is of utmost importance to the military and security agencies. With the advent of drones, the perimeter defence aspect has extrapolated into the airspace. Globally, the military and security agencies were amongst the first to map out the risks/threats from drones, and were early responders to address such complex problems from varied perspectives of the army, air force, navy, border and homeland security.
DroneAstra platform comprises of a variety of solutions for military and security applications, which are modular, portable, reconfigurable and interoperable, offering comprehensive solutions in context of rogue drones in military environments by addressing the core problems in various ways, including:
Intelligently detect, classify, mitigate and report aerial risks/threats from drones, with 360 degree coverage, 24/7 scan and tracking
Exceptional range resolution and micro target detection, along with jamming of GNSS, WiFi and Telemetry bands
AI-based classification of different targets can help in effectively implementing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) strategies
Soft-kill electronic warfare (EW) system for drone countermeasures through an orchestration of a proprietary jamming and spoofing technique
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
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With over 70% of global critical infrastructure being unprotected from aerial risks, it is evident that most perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) do not cover the low-altitude airspace or its perimeter. This security gap needs to be addressed in the era of drones, and there is increasing awareness amongst critical infra decision makers in public utilities, oil, gas & energy assets, strategic assets, high-value industries, sensitive sites and other locations.
DroneAstra platform offers a range of effective solutions various use cases and stakeholders in many ways, including:
Enforce ‘no drone zones’ and effectively implement multi-layered perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS)
Minimize interruptions to site operations resulting from drone incursions and incidents
Prevention of drone related issues through drone countermeasures and by infusing operator apprehension
Company
AVGARDE® is a radio frequency, radar sensing and wireless technology focused deeptech startup building an AI-enabled situational awareness and aerial object sensing platform for risk mitigation and management of the low-altitude airspace. With the proliferation of drones, AVGARDE® is reimagining wireless technologies to innovate the next generation products for the drone airspace and allied operations.
The company’s DroneAstra™ platform addresses complex challenges presented by drones in terms of their operational environment which needs to be managed efficiently and effectively to ensure the safety of critical infrastructure, military installations, civil aviation, drone operators, general public and other stakeholders. The platform’s products has various use cases and applications across multiple market segments, including critical infrastructure protection, airports airspace safety, industrial security, drone fleet operations, homeland security, unmanned traffic management, aerospace and defence, amongst others.
Currently, the DroneAstra™ platform has multiple product outcomes, namely – (1) DroneDOOT™ - 3D Active X-Band Radar based Drone Detector; (2) DroneSENSE™ - Wideband RF based Passive Detector for Drones; (3) DroneYUG™ - Soft-Kill Drone Countermeasure System with Integrated Jammer and Spoofer; (4) DroneARM™ - Handheld Drone Jammer Gun; (5) DroneWALL™ - Low-Power Parametric Parametric Drone Jammer; and (6) DroneDRISHTI™ - Remote ID Broadcaster for IFF (Identifying Friend or Foe) Drones.
Founded in India as a private limited company, AVGARDE® has offices in Bangalore, the world’s fastest growing tech hub, and Guwahati in the northeast frontier region, alongside partners across India and overseas. AVGARDE® has incubation and research partnerships with some of the top well-regarded science & technology institutions, including Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.
Contact
BANGALORE:
#531/144, Second Floor
Outer Ring Road, Agara
Sector-1, HSR Layout
Bangalore - 560102
Karnataka, India
GUWAHATI:
#42 A, Basisthapur Lane - 1
Beltola Road, P.O. Assam Sachivalaya
Guwahati -781006
Assam, India
EMAIL:
info@avgardesystems.com
