DroneShield has announced a fourth-quarter software release designed to improve drone detection, identification, tracking and defeat capabilities across its counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
The update introduces a feature that flags unfamiliar radio-frequency signals exhibiting drone-like characteristics, allowing operators to investigate potential new threats that are not yet included in DroneShield’s threat library. It also improves thermal camera classification accuracy by 44%, while fixed-wing drone identification precision increases by 18% and recall by 8%, according to the company.
The release also enables radio-frequency sensors and compatible optical cameras to work together for passive detection and visual confirmation. With compatible Bosch Starlight cameras, operators can direct cameras towards the source of an RF detection before locking on to and tracking a drone.
For threat mitigation, connected DroneSentry-X Mk2 units can share detections to coordinate disruption, while jamming can be focused on frequencies used by the specific drone to reduce interference with nearby systems. The update also streamlines configuration and supports interoperability with Sentrycs firmware 6.7.1.
DroneShield said the software is available through its Mission Ready Services subscription, enabling compatible equipment already in the field to receive capability improvements without new hardware investment. The company said its subscription supports more than 4,200 software-enabled devices. The DroneSentry-C2 software release is scheduled to become available on 3 November 2026.
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Image: RfRecon can send signals that behave like drones straight to the DroneSentry-C2 dashboard (Credit: DroneShield)
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