# Airspace Defense

> Airspace Defense (formerly Airspace Systems) is a Silicon Valley company that secures the low-altitude airspace where drones increasingly operate. Its patented Airspace Spatial platform fuses Remote ID, RF and electronic sensing, radar and AI analytics to detect, identify and track unauthorized drones and their operators at city scale. Founded in 2015 by a team from Apple, Google and Cisco, the company serves public safety agencies, national defense and major enterprises, and its autonomous Interceptor drone is held in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco / Daly City, California, United States
- **Founders:** Jaz Banga (Co-Founder & CEO), Noah Moore (Co-Founder), Earl Stirling (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~21 employees
- **Products:** Airspace Spatial, DLPR (Digital License Plate for Drones), Airspace Galaxy, Airspace Interceptor, Data as a Service
- **Notable:** Airspace Interceptor inducted into the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum collection., Built the first fully autonomous, AI-powered interceptor drone funded by the US Army., Founding member of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee.

## Products & services

- **Airspace Spatial** — Patented platform built for city-scale visibility, combining Remote ID, electronic/RF sensing, radar and AI-powered analytics to detect, identify and mitigate unauthorized drone activity.
- **DLPR (Digital License Plate for Drones)** — Remote ID-based service that authenticates and identifies unmanned aircraft and pilot locations in real time.
- **Airspace Galaxy** — Always-on drone monitoring platform with long-range detection, instant AI classification and automated response, co-developed with the US Department of Defense and FAA-compliant.
- **Airspace Interceptor** — First fully autonomous, AI-powered interceptor drone funded by the US Army; captures rogue drones and is held in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum collection.
- **Data as a Service** — Browser-based subscription model with no hardware to install; sensing hardware is provided within coverage zones.

## Achievements

- Airspace Interceptor inducted into the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum collection.
- Built the first fully autonomous, AI-powered interceptor drone funded by the US Army.
- Founding member of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee.
- Active member of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC).
- Developed the only patented city-scale airspace visibility platform (Airspace Spatial).
- Raised $63M in total funding to date.

## Latest updates

- **2021-01** — Raised a $38M Series C round, bringing total funding to roughly $63M.
- **2021-01** — Repositioned around the Airspace Spatial platform and Remote ID 'digital license plate for drones' service.
- **2018-12** — Launched the Airspace Galaxy drone security solution co-developed with the US Department of Defense.

## Links

- Website: https://airspace.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/airspace-defense
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/airspacesystems
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/AirspaceSystem/

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