hensec secure solutions has expanded its civilian airspace monitoring ecosystem by partnering with two German technology companies, Sonidio and Sentinex Robotics, to enhance drone detection capabilities.
Sonidio provides acoustic drone detection technology that can identify drones through their sound signatures, even in noisy environments. The system can detect both small drones and larger aircraft by analyzing different frequency ranges.
Sentinex Robotics provides AI-powered camera systems that can visually detect, verify, and track drones, including small or difficult-to-see objects against complex backgrounds.
Acoustic sensors serve as an initial detection and classification layer. AI-enabled cameras then visually confirm and track detected objects.
Data from these systems is integrated into hensec’s existing digital airspace picture, which already combines radio detection, passive radar, radio telemetry, and GNSS jamming/spoofing detection technologies.
The combined solution is designed to provide a cost-effective way to monitor airspace around critical infrastructure, particularly within approximately a 1 km radius of a site.
According to Kevin Heneka, managing director of hensec, no single drone-detection technology performs optimally under all conditions. The company therefore continues to pursue a multi-sensor approach, combining complementary detection methods. The partnership also supports hensec’s goal of maintaining a digitally sovereign, Germany-developed airspace monitoring ecosystem.
The announcement highlights a trend toward layered, AI-enhanced counter-drone and airspace-awareness solutions for protecting critical infrastructure, using a combination of acoustic, optical, radio-frequency and radar-based sensing technologies.