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Passive RF Drone Detection System

counter uaspilotby Guardian RF

Passive radio frequency sensors that detect and classify drones and geolocate their operators.

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Manufacturer
Guardian RF
Form factor
counter_uas
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2
Website
guardianrf.com ↗

Overview

Passive radio frequency sensors that detect and classify drones and geolocate their operators. No emissions, scalable for homeland defense.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

What it does (company-stated)

Passive RF sensors that detect, locate and classify unmanned aircraft.

Design (company-stated)

Low-power, modular passive RF detectors with AI signal processing for C-UAS coverage for military, critical infrastructure and border customers.

AFWERX Phase II (company-stated, Jun 2025)

A $1,195,000 Direct-to-Phase II SBIR, including work at Vandenberg Space Force Base and integration with Picogrid's Legion system.

Maker (company-stated)

Guardian RF was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Washington, DC; CAGE code 9WVP3.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Passive RF Drone Detection System. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (2)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Passive RF Drone Detection System.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.guardianrf.com/about/press-releases/afwerx-sbir-phase-ii

Common questions

What is Passive RF Drone Detection System?
Passive radio frequency sensors that detect and classify drones and geolocate their operators. No emissions, scalable for homeland defense.
How much does Passive RF Drone Detection System cost?
Passive RF Drone Detection System's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Passive RF Drone Detection System from Guardian RF. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Passive RF Drone Detection System actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Passive RF Drone Detection System is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Passive RF Drone Detection System?
Passive RF Drone Detection System is made by Guardian RF, based in United States.
Where is Passive RF Drone Detection System deployed?
2 verified deployments of Passive RF Drone Detection System are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States, Germany, Europe.
Can you buy Passive RF Drone Detection System?
Passive RF Drone Detection System is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Passive RF Drone Detection System?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable counter_uas robots to Passive RF Drone Detection System include Bullfrog, Leonidas HPM, Taku, EDDA.
How does Passive RF Drone Detection System compare to Bullfrog?
Passive RF Drone Detection System and Bullfrog (Allen Control Systems · 1 deployment) are both counter_uas robots on the DEPLOY registry. Passive RF Drone Detection System has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Passive RF Drone Detection System a top counter_uas?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Passive RF Drone Detection System ranks in roughly the top under 1% of counter_uas models tracked by the registry.
What is Passive RF Drone Detection System's maturity stage?
Passive RF Drone Detection System is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Passive RF Drone Detection System safe?
Passive RF Drone Detection System has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: counter_uas

Sources by quality tier

1
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Passive RF Drone Detection System.