Frost & Sullivan names Dedrone by Axon "Best Practices Company of the Year"

Dedrone by Axon has been named “the 2025 Best Practices Company of the Year in the global counter-drone solutions industry” by Frost & Sullivan. This award, is a result of Frost & Sullivan’s independent, year‑long research program, includes evaluation by Frost analysts of dozens of counter-drone companies worldwide. The team selected Dedrone as the global leader most effectively addressing the challenges facing governments, defense agencies, and commercial operators as they work to protect the skies from unauthorized drones.

In its report, Frost & Sullivan points to the complexity of the airspace security environment. Unauthorized drones are creating new vulnerabilities at airports, military bases, public events, correctional facilities, and critical infrastructure. Global regulations remain inconsistent, vendors crowd the market with overlapping solutions, and emerging threats like drone swarms push the limits of traditional detection and mitigation tools. Frost & Sullivan identified Dedrone as the company that has navigated these conditions with unmatched innovation, market leadership, and customer impact.

Dedrone’s dual-use capabilities at the forefront

As outlined in the report, Dedrone by Axon has built a flexible, dual-use technology platform that serves both civilian public safety as well as military national defense sectors. The company’s AI-driven, autonomous multi-sensor fusion technology combines optical, radar, radio-frequency and acoustic sensors to deliver precise drone detection and identification, all while virtually eliminating false positives.

This open-architecture system integrates with existing infrastructure, from stadium security networks to battlefield sensor arrays, and supports tiered mitigation options including the smart-jamming DedroneDefender. Designed for both scalability and speed, DedronePortable and DedroneTactical can be operational in under 15 minutes, making them ideal for temporary events, remote operations, or contested military zones. Dedrone also integrates advanced capabilities like Remote ID support, synthetic data generation and AI-driven fusion at the edge for improved classification accuracy, and comb-jamming technology to counter frequency-hopping drones with minimal collateral impact.

Independent validation of our leadership

Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices evaluation applies two primary dimensions - Visionary Innovation & Performance and Customer Impact - to determine the winner. Dedrone was recognized for addressing unmet customer needs, aligning with global megatrends, delivering best-in-class implementation, and achieving a balance of rapid revenue growth with strong operational performance.

On the customer side, the report cited the company’s superior price/performance value, frictionless purchase experience, evolving solutions, high-quality service, and exceptional brand equity.

As Samantha Fisher, Best Practices Research Analyst notes:

“Unlike many competing solutions that rely on destructive force, Dedrone offers an open-architecture approach enabling both passive and preventative approaches that obscure or defend against drones without causing collateral damage and kinetic options depending on the threat profile. The passive approach is an increasingly critical requirement for urban and civilian applications while kinetic mitigation options might be warranted in military situations. Its multi-sensor fusion approach allows for precise detection and classification, enabling a layered defense strategy that adapts to the expanding diversity and complexity of drone threats.”

Continued recognition

Dedrone was recently awarded the US Department of Homeland Security’s SAFETY Act Designation status and is employed across 33 nations including six of the G7 nations’ federal governments as well as the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. In the US alone, Dedrone’s systems detect more than 3,000 unauthorized drone incursions every day.

“This recognition from Frost & Sullivan acknowledges the trust our customers place in Dedrone to deliver airspace security in the most demanding environments,” said Aaditya Devarakonda, CEO of Dedrone by Axon. “From military operations to critical infrastructure protection, our platform is designed to adapt quickly, integrate seamlessly, and give operators the decisive edge they need to counter drone threats.”

Frost’s report concludes that the agility, scalability, and vision evident in Dedrone’s technology place the company in a commanding position to shape the future of counter-drone defense. As drone usage continues to expand for both legitimate and malicious purposes, Dedrone’s role in securing airspace – whether in dense urban centers, critical infrastructure, or active conflict zones – will only grow more significant.