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| Industry | Drone airspace security |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | L.R. Fox |
| Headquarters | California |
| Website | https://www.whitefoxdefense.com |
WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc. is a US-based drone airspace security company that manages drones in sensitive airspace founded in 2012 in California.
The company currently has three products that control unauthorized drones flying in a particular airspace. [1]
According to Wall Street Journal, WhiteFox provided data that "drone incursions into the Los Angeles airport’s restricted airspace nearly tripled from 2019 to 2020, with a high of roughly 1,200 flights last June". FAA included WhiteFox in DHS trials. [2]
In 2018, WhiteFox manufactured a radio-jamming product which permits authorized drones to fly while forces unauthorized drones out of restricted airspace. [1] WhiteFox partnered with Gryphon Sensors, a company that provides drone detection and unmanned aircraft systems. [3]
In April 2021, WhiteFox and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate joined a cooperative research and development agreement. [4]
WhiteFox received an award for 'Counter Drone Systems (Anti-Drones)' in 2021 by Airwards. [5]
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