Side-by-side
DroneSentry (fixed site) vs FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control)
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
DroneSentry (fixed site)
by DroneShield
An autonomous multi-sensor fixed-site C-UAS platform that fuses radar, RF, and optical detection with integrated RF countermeasures into a single managed installation.
Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence
FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control)
by Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Army's programme-of-record SHORAD command-and-control software — fusing sensors, effectors, and real-time fire control onto a single screen for short-range air defence, C-RAM, and C-UAS on one architecture.
| Cost of ownership | DroneSentry (fixed site) | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | DroneSentry (fixed site) | FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command & Control) |
|---|---|---|
| Detection Sensors | RF (RfOne), Radar, Optical/Thermal (DroneOpt) — modular | — |
| AI Detection Engine | RfAI (RF) + DroneOptID (optical/thermal) | — |
| Defeat Mechanism | DroneCannon RF jamming (non-kinetic) | — |
| Command & Control | DroneSentry-C2 platform | — |
| Multi-sensor Fusion | SmartHub edge processor | — |
| Multi-unit Capability | RF triangulation across multiple nodes | — |
| Radar Option | Modular — base + optional long-range radar | — |
| C2 Integration | Third-party system integration supported | — |
| Installation Type | Permanent or long-term temporary fixed site | — |
| Programme of record | — | U.S. Army SHORAD C2 since 1986 |
| DoD C-UAS C2 designation | — | U.S. Secretary of Defense-designated C-UAS C2 system of record |
| Missions on one platform | — | SHORAD + C-RAM + C-UAS simultaneously |
| Operator interface | — | Single integrated air picture (SIAP); tablet-deployable |
| Architecture | — | Open, vendor-agnostic, non-proprietary |
| Sensor integrations (examples) | — | AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel, AN/TPQ-53, M-ACE |
| Effector integrations (examples) | — | Avenger, Patriot, Stinger, Fortem interceptors |
| Interoperability standards | — | JADC2 messaging; NATO air-defence architecture compatible |
| C-UAS operational experience | — | >8 years deployed |
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