AiON Counter-UAS

Multi-Purpose Drone Defense Solution for Law Enforcement, Military and Commercial Use – Public Safety | Security | Defense

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Summary: Northrop Grumman's AiON is a versatile drone defense solution designed for public safety and security, enhancing situational management through intuitive decision-making capabilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • Provides perimeter security for critical and sensitive areas.
  • AI-powered features significantly reduce operator workload by 98%.
  • Suitable for law enforcement, military, and commercial use.

About AiON

AiON is a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) solution from Northrop Grumman. Designed to meet the mission needs of public safety, security, and defense, AiON was built to deliver agility and adaptability to meet the needs of a wide range of operations.

AiON’s cutting-edge C-UAS technology has an intuitive user interface, and advanced AI-powered decision aids allow the integration of new technology. AiON is a low cost and low risk command-and-control solution that enables an operator’s ability to command multiple sites from anywhere.

Simplifying security operations to a single-click, AiON’s open design allows rapid integration of new sensors, effectors and third-party decision algorithms, ensuring adaptability and applicability to a broad range of potential threats and security risks.

AiON’s software runs seamlessly on edge devices, mobile devices and web browsers. It integrates smoothly with over 45 different sensors and 50 different effectors, providing flexibility to use the latest anti-drone technology. With AI-enhanced decision aids and an automatic mode, AiON autonomously addresses and manages multiple risks, ensuring efficiency and safety.

AiON: Engineered for Versatility

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Intuitive Decision Capabilities

With a user-friendly interface and AI-powered decision aids, AiON is a groundbreaking solution allowing the operator to manage complex situations effectively and safely. AiON’s “Engage All” feature provides an 98% reduction in workload for an operator against an entire swarm.

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Architecture Built for Hybrid/Tactical and Rapid Integration

AiON is designed to operate anywhere, from the cloud to the tactical edge. It enables a single operator to manage multiple sites from a single location. AiON’s open design allows for quick updates with new technology, ensuring it stays ahead of emerging threats while working seamlessly with current systems. AiON embraces an open information-sharing approach to command-and-control, enabling distributed fire control.

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Proven Interoperable Excellence

Evolved from decades of combat-proven systems, now offered for security, homeland defense and law enforcement, AiON offers improved user experience, easy integration of new tools and effective information sharing. AiON ensures interoperability with many existing commercial systems through compliant and open API interfaces. AiON’s versatility offers a wide range of potential applications, including:

  • Safeguarding public events
  • Providing perimeter security for critical, or potentially vulnerable or sensitive areas