Webinars & Podcasts

March 22, 2023

Dawn of Drones
Episode 86

Counter Drone Technology and the Emerging Drone Society

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.

November 9, 2022

Dawn of Drones
Episode 67

Counter Drone Technology and the Emerging Drone Society

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.

September 29, 2022 

Aerospace & Defense Technology

Advances in Unmanned Aircraft: AI and Autonomy – Threats, Countermeasures, and Opportunities

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

September 28, 2022

Dawn of Drones
Episode 61

Counter Drone Technology and the Emerging Drone Society

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.

July 7, 2022

UAS Magazine

D-Fend’s Insights on the Domestic Counter-UAS National Action Plan

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.

June 15, 2022

Dawn of Drones
Episode 46

Counter Drone Technology and the Emerging Drone Society

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.

May 25, 2022

3CDSG Three Counties Security Group

Control and Safety-based C-UAS Approaches for Air Defence in the Most Sensitive Environments

Martin Broomhead,
UK General Manager

May 13, 2022

The UAV Digest

Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan

D-Fend Solutions’ analysis of the Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan issued by the White House.

March 14, 2022

Drone Radio Show

Removing Rogue Drones Safely Without Disruption

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.

November 9, 2021

D-Fend Solutions

Control Creates Clear Skies: Counter-Drone Concepts for Airports – Preparation & Prevention

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

February 24, 2021

IDGA Counter-Drone Discoveries

C-sUAS Survey Findings Webinar

Jonathan Sanders
Director IDGA

Jeffrey Starr
CMO, D-Fend Solutions

September 13, 2021

D-Fend Solutions

Control Creates Clear Skies: Counter-Drone Concepts for Airports

Michael Huerta
Former Administrator at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Mark E. McKinnon,
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP