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Application Briefs

Counter-Drone Technology

Citadel Defense
National City, CA
619-271-9040
www.dronecitadel.com

alicious use of small drones continues to impact military,
Mgovernment, and commercial operations. After exten-
sive testing, evaluation, and operational assessments from
more than two dozen customer groups, Citadel Defense has
received $9.2M in orders for their industry-proven C-UAS ca-
pabilities since the beginning of the year. Citadel’s Titan C-
UAS technology will be used to protect high-value assets in
urban, rural, and maritime environments. In austere and un-
certain environments, Citadel’s autonomous, full-spectrum
protection can accurately detect and defeat small UAS targets 72 hours for most drones and less than 4 weeks for the most
before they become a threat. complex drone signals. The use of AI, deepnets and adaptive
Titan is an autonomous, artificial intelligence-enabled countermeasures provide Titan with scalable force protection
counter drone solution that forces drones to safely land with- that can address the needs of the small unit, a large base, or
out disrupting nearby communications or electronics. The sys- even a mobile vehicle.
tem can be set up in less than five minutes with a hemisphere “Our AI approach allows us to quickly address new threats
of protection beyond 3 km horizontally and 1,000 ft vertically. without the risks or uncertainty that comes with hacking the
Titan has also been engineered for fixed, mobile, and dis- drone link,” explained Christopher Williams, CEO of Citadel
mounted operation, and has been tested to meet MIL-STD Defense. “Citadel is able to reliably keep customers ahead of
461/810 requirements. The system successfully detects con- the ever-evolving threat faster than other solutions in the
troller, video, and WiFi links for individual drones and swarms. market.”
The key to success in this market is keeping abreast of new The company’s Titan system is now being effectively inte-
technology. As new drones are released to the market, Titan grated into layered solutions that combine radar, optics, and
systems receive new software to address the new threats. If kinetic countermeasures to help customers detect, identify,
Titan’s AI algorithms do not detect the threat right away, the track, defeat, and report on sUAS threats.
company claims that it can deliver an end-to-end capability in For Free Info Visit http://info.hotims.com/76503-460

Towed Array Sonar System
DSIT Solutions Ltd.
Givat Shmuel, Israel
+972-3-531-3333
https://dsit.co.il/

SIT Solutions Ltd. (DSIT) – one of the world’s pioneers in
Dunderwater defense and security solutions based on ad-
vanced sonar and acoustics technologies for naval missions –
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recently launched its SwordFish Towed Array Sonar (TAS)
system. Towed by the vessel, the SwordFish ™ complements
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DSIT’s BlackFish HMS (Hull Mounted Sonar) system for use
at various sea depths and for different mission types. When
used close to the shoreline as a standalone solution, all
DSIT's sonar systems can be operated via one onshore con-
trol station.
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DSIT’s Fish anti-submarine warfare (ASW) family is capa- Designed to operate with the medium frequency of both
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ble of underwater target search, detection, tracking and clas- the BlackFish HMS and Bow Mounted Sonar (BMS) in littoral
sification in passive, active and parallel modes. Each sonar and deep-water ASW operations, the low-frequency SwordFish
system includes machine learning technologies for automa- TAS is the latest solution to join the family. The SwordFish
tion algorithms, reducing operator workload and required ex- TAS system is connected to the vessel’s stern via a light winch,
pertise. the cable length of which is determined according to the mis-

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