Parsons demonstrates AI-enabled counter-drone defense system
Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) demonstrated integrated counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities that combine artificial intelligence, sensors and kinetic response systems for defense against aerial threats.
The demonstration connected sensing, command and control, AI-enabled decision support, and kinetic response into a unified system. The company's DroneArmor AI-enabled command and control system integrated data from HurleyIR electro-optic infrared sensors, DroneShield's electronic warfare sensor and commercial radars. The system autonomously mitigated threats using Allen Control Systems' Bullfrog autonomous remote weapon station.
"Our customers need integrated, mission-ready systems that can be deployed rapidly and adapt as threats evolve, and we have proven through the recent demonstration that we are ready to deliver," said Martin Boson, president of Engineered Systems for Parsons.
The company's counter-unmanned aircraft system solutions include non-kinetic effects capabilities to detect, disrupt and mitigate drone or missile threats. These solutions are part of Parsons' C5ISR portfolio that combines sensing, command and control, cyber and electronic warfare into operational architecture.
Parsons' additional counter-drone technologies include BlueFly for RF-based detection, SmartCam3D for electro-optic infrared visualization, TReX for defeat and deception capabilities, and ZEUS for directed energy engagement. The company uses a vendor-agnostic approach for integrating capabilities.
The company develops and tests these systems at the Parsons CUAS Center of Excellence in Summit Point, West Virginia, and the United States Air Force Ramstein Air Defense Systems Integration Laboratory in Germany. These facilities enable rapid prototyping, integration and validation of systems in mission-relevant conditions.
Parsons provides counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities for homeland security, critical infrastructure protection and defense operations. The solutions scale from site-level defense to regional and theater architectures.
