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Modern drone threats have made the distinction between forward and rear operating areas obsolete. Persistent and passive ultra-wideband RF detection identifies drone presence from power-on, delivers line of bearing without a pre-loaded signal library, and provides the earliest actionable indicator in a layered C-UAS architecture. Periodic monitoring creates exploitable gaps. Persistent monitoring eliminates them.

RfAI-3 is DroneShield's third-generation AI detection engine. Where prior generations matched signals against cataloged emitters, RfAI-3 senses unknown drones without catalog dependency, analyzing RF signatures for anomalies characteristic of UAS operation across frequencies up to 7.2 GHz. The unknown is now detectable.

The Shahed-136 threat has evolved from a single drone platform into a variable system with flexible navigation and communications. This reduces the effectiveness of standalone RF or GNSS disruption and requires counter-UAS systems to adopt layered architectures combining sensor fusion, command-and-control, and kinetic interceptors. Interoperability across sensors and effectors is now critical for timely detection and reliable engagement.