At AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Safety Event, Pierce Aerospace unveiled the launch of its innovative YR1 Distant Identification Sensor. The YR1 Distant ID Sensor provides industrial and authority stakeholders with affordable airspace awareness. The YR1 serves as the foundational layer of the corporation’s Flight Portal ID, utilized by early adopters and US authorities clients since its introduction in early 2024 for the Distant ID Providers. The YR1 is a high-performance distant ID sensor designed for extended-range distant ID detection capabilities. The YR1 offers a high degree of layerability and networking capabilities, providing users with multiple options to tailor the system to their specific needs, especially in demanding environments such as airports and public security operations.
Aaron Pierce, CEO of Pierce Aerospace, notes that the YR1 prototype draws on the company’s earlier iterations used in US authorities experiments and operations, as well as supporting short-term flight restrictions and national safety particular events. “In the past year, the YR1 system has effectively monitored airspace awareness across urban, suburban, and rural zones, identifying drone incursions in downtown metropolitan areas, concert venues, public gatherings, and near airports.” The YR1 operates seamlessly across various scenarios, meeting the demands of government agencies, industries, and public safety organizations in airspace without being subject to federal restrictions or limitations on its use and functionality. Immediately after activating our YR1 systems at airports, we started identifying drones actively operating in nearby airspace.
The YR1 offers professional-grade airspace consciousness sensors and software solutions tailored to meet the mission-critical needs and budgetary constraints of airports and public safety agencies worldwide, providing a reliable and cost-effective means of enhancing situational awareness and decision-making capabilities. To enhance buyer comfort, third-party distributors can seamlessly integrate with Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal ID providers, gaining access to real-time data feeds captured by YR1 sensors. The integration functionality provides seamless alternatives for incorporating Distant ID technology into Unmanned Site visitors Administration, streamlining command and management, offering real-time operational footage, supporting counter UAS initiatives, and more.
Pierce declared, “The Year-Round 1 initiative marks just the beginning.” The YR1 aggregates critical data that fuels our Flight Portal’s Distant ID infrastructure, a suite of software solutions and data feeds that deliver Distant ID capabilities to support public safety and facilitate seamless integrations with third-party suppliers serving UTM, C2, and C-UAS applications. The YR1 represents a significant milestone in the progression of Distant ID and airspace awareness, and we’re thrilled to share it with a wider audience.
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As a Techstars-backed company, the firm is a leading provider of Distant ID services, specializing in the seamless and robust integration of Distant ID solutions into the UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) ecosystem. As Chief of Trade for Pierce Aerospace, we hold esteemed positions on the FAA’s Drone Security Task Force, ASTM F38 Committee for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs, FAA’s Remote Identification Group, and the FAA’s Detection and Mitigation Advisory Rulemaking Committee. Funding from the US Air Force and the state of Indiana has supported Pierce Aerospace’s groundbreaking Remote ID technology, earning recognition as Indiana’s Innovation of the Year by Techpoint and taking top honors for Remote ID innovation at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Xcellence Awards. Pierce Aerospace received the prestigious Techpoint Mira Award for being named Indiana’s most innovative and forward-thinking technology company in terms of its workforce. The corporation is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana—the renowned Racing Capital of the World. Go to.
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