DroneShield has announced the integration of Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) into its ecosystem. The integration has fused traditional aviation surveillance data with counter-drone detection, allowing operators to differentiate legitimate aircraft from potential drone threats, according to DroneShield.
“Integrating ADS-B data reflects our vision for a future of comprehensive airspace awareness,” Chief Product Officer at DroneShield, Angus Bean, said.
“By expanding DroneSentry-C2’s capabilities to include both crewed and uncrewed aviation ADS-B data, we are adding to our customers situational awareness that they need to make faster, safer, and more confident decisions in complex environments.”
ADS-B is a widely adopted air traffic monitoring technology, used to broadcast the identity, position, altitude, and velocity of crewed aircraft. By receiving and fusing ADS-B data into DroneSentry-C2, DroneShield’s SaaS-enabled command-and-control platform can now provide operators with a clearer picture of both crewed and uncrewed activity in shared airspace.
The update comes as DroneShield has unveiled its DroneSentry-C2 Enterprise and several updates to its C2 software earlier in October 2025, as part of its regular quarterly software update cycle.
In environments where distinguishing between drones, conventional aircraft, and other aerial phenomena is becoming increasingly critical, it is hoped that DroneShield’s integration of ADS-B with multi-sensor counter-drone detection will provide additional clarity and control for users.
For public safety agencies, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operators, the integration has aims to support further awareness in mixed airspace missions such as disaster response, emergency medical transport, and major event security.
For defence and government customers, it has hopes to reinforce airspace awareness while expanding the operational relevance of counter-drone solutions.
DroneSentry-C2, DroneShield’s rapidly scaling command-and-control platform, is built on DroneShield’s proprietary artificial intelligence, the SensorFusionAI (SFAI) engine.
DroneSentry-C2 ingests and cross-references data from radio frequency, radar, optical, and now ADS-B sources, creating a single operational picture.