In this excerpt from Squawk 7000’s Aviation News from Ireland podcast for the week starting May 1st, 2023, D-Fend Solutions’ CMO Jeffrey Starr & UK Sales Director, Mark Rutherford talk with Michael Comyn about the drone threat to airports and D-Fend’s innovative C-UAS solution.
Ministry of Economy and Industry
The Israel Export & International Cooperation
Jeffrey Starr
CMO, D-Fend Solutions
Dawn Zoldi interviewed D-Fend Solutions UK General Manager Martin Broomhead on the complex challenges of C-UAS in urban and sensitive environments, with a focus on achieving safety, control, and continuity while adapting to an ever-changing threat landscape. Martin’s background in the British military and his prior experience with drone incidents and airspace safety concerns in the UK provided valuable insights into the challenges faced by organizations in this field.
Dawn Zoldi interviewed D-Fend Solutions CEO Zohar Halachmi on counter-drone cyber-centric technology across multiple environments, and how new-generation technologies can combat rogue drones, conceptualizing them as “computer viruses with propellers”. They also addressed military motivations for adopting advanced C-UAS technology with multiple deployment options that can be integrated into existing infrastructures.
Jason Hardy Smith,
VP of Product, Iris Automation
Jeffrey Starr,
CMO, D-Fend Solutions
Rich Wronski,
VP, Sensing, Perception & Applied Robotics Division, Charles River Analytics
Moderator: Amanda Hosey,
Editor, SAE Media Group
Dawn Zoldi interviewed D-Fend Solutions Pre-Sales Director Gabriel Bendheim to discuss counter-drone tales from the trenches across sectors, scenarios, and use cases.
UAS Magazine’s John Nelson and Dayna Bastian spoke to Jeffrey Starr about key elements of the plan, including new technologies, devolution of detection and mitigation, incident databases, critical infrastructure, and more.
Dawn Zoldi interviewed D-Fend Solutions CTO Assaf Monsa to discuss C-UAS tech and trends and how cyber counter-drone solutions can enable a drone-powered society while defending against rogue drone threats.
Martin Broomhead,
UK General Manager
D-Fend Solutions’ analysis of the Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan issued by the White House.
Randy Goers asks D-Fend Solutions’ CMO Jeffrey Starr “How is it possible to stop a rogue drone when there are crowds of people nearby?” as background for a wide-ranging discussion about counter-drone detection and mitigation.
Michael Huerta
Former Administrator at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Mark E. McKinnon,
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Michael Huerta, Former Administrator at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bradley Christopher, AAE – Assistant Director of Airports – Wichita Airport Authority
Antonio Nevarez, C.M., ACE, IACE – Assistant Director of Aviation Operations and Security
Jonathan Sanders
Director IDGA
Jeffrey Starr
CMO, D-Fend Solutions
