DETECT · IDENTIFY · LOCATE · TRACK
A detection sensor you can put anywhere.
WarDragon is a passive radio-frequency sensor that demodulates supported drone communications and delivers identified aircraft, operator locations, and live tracks into the systems you already operate. It runs on the device, without a cloud connection, and detection carries no recurring fee.
DETECTS
Remote ID · OcuSync · FPV · telemetry
PROCESSING
ARM or x86
FORM FACTOR
Carry case or DIN-rail
OUTPUT
CoT to TAK or your endpoint
INCLUDED
Detection, with no recurring fee
Which kit
Two questions select a configuration. Everything else is antennas, and antennas are specified per site.
The second radio is fitted at manufacture. It is not an upgrade a Pro kit can take later, which makes this the one decision worth getting right at purchase.
Both tiers ship in the same enclosures. A Pro Mobile and an Elite Mobile are the same case; the difference is inside it. That is also why an organization can operate a mix without training staff on two systems.
Compare the four kits
| Pro Mobile | Pro Drop-In | Elite Mobile | Elite Drop-In | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $6,495 | $4,995 | $9,495 | $7,995 |
| Form factor | Hardened carry case | Metal enclosure, DIN-rail | Hardened carry case | Metal enclosure, DIN-rail |
| Processing | ARM | ARM | x86 | x86 |
| Radios | SDR, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | SDR, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Second SDR added | Second SDR added |
| Remote ID | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth |
| DJI OcuSync | Detected and decoded | Detected and decoded | Detected and decoded | Detected and decoded |
| FPV and telemetry | Not covered | Not covered | Covered | Covered |
| Power | 12V / 24V DC, 120V AC | 12V / 24V DC | 12V / 24V DC, 120V AC | 12V / 24V DC |
| Output | CoT to TAK or your endpoint | CoT to TAK or your endpoint | CoT to TAK or your endpoint | CoT to TAK or your endpoint |
| Product page | Pro Mobile | Pro Drop-In | Elite Mobile | Elite Drop-In |
Prices are per kit and published on each product page. Detection is included with all four and carries no recurring fee.
What it detects
Aircraft announce themselves in different ways, and the ones that matter often do not announce themselves at all. Coverage is not limited to Remote ID.
Drones use several distinct classes of radio link, and each one asks something different of a receiver. See what actually flies, and what it takes to see it — including the class no radio instrument detects.
RANGE
Distance is an antenna decision.
Standard antenna configurations detect a wide range of drone signals at estimated distances of up to 5 km. High-gain configurations extend detection beyond 10 km under favorable conditions. These are estimates rather than specifications: RF environment, antenna height, line of sight, and aircraft type all materially affect what a given installation achieves.
Detection distance comes from antenna selection, height, placement, line of sight, and the RF environment rather than from the processor inside the kit. A kit fitted with the supplied paddle antennas and one fitted with a high-gain directional array are the same kit with very different coverage.
Coverage is shaped as well as extended. Omnidirectional antennas cover a site evenly, directional antennas concentrate sensitivity along an approach or a boundary, and the WarDragon Multi-Antenna Mount carries up to six antennas on a single pole for larger or more complex footprints. Additional nodes aggregate into one picture.
Antennas are specified per site rather than sold from a page, because the right answer depends on the geometry of the location.
Where the detections go
The kit needs software to be useful, and we do not insist it is ours. Detections publish as CoT, the message format TAK and TAK-compatible systems already use, so they arrive in the operating picture your team is trained on rather than in a separate application.
Detections can route to a TAK-based picture, to WarDragon Analytics for aggregating nodes into a central map and dashboard, to 4DV Analytics where that workflow is in use, or to an endpoint of your own such as existing middleware or a command-center ingestion path. Where an organization has no system to route into, options are available and configured as part of the deployment.
Every system is priced on its product page. There is no quote gate and no discovery call required before a number is available.
Detection is included, permanently.
Detection runs on the device with no recurring fee and no connection to our servers. The DragonScope Drone ID Service is a separate annual capability that decodes encrypted DJI identification, including OcuSync 4, so a flight resolves to a serial number, a pilot location, and a takeoff point. Without it, the system still detects those aircraft and correlates them per flight.
What it will not do
Stated before purchase rather than discovered after it.
It does not jam, disable, take control of, or otherwise interfere with an aircraft. Detection is passive: the system receives, and does not transmit for detection or emit a signal for ranging. Under federal law, mitigation measures are restricted to specific agencies with express statutory authority.
It does not detect an aircraft that transmits nothing at all. A fully autonomous flight with no control link is outside the reach of RF detection of any kind, ours included. Radar is the answer to that class of aircraft, and it has its own constraints.
It does not add FPV and telemetry coverage to a Pro kit later. The second software-defined radio is fitted at manufacture.
It does not resolve encrypted DJI identification to a serial number without the DragonScope service. Those flights are detected and correlated per flight regardless.
It does not determine intent, and it does not decide anything. Output is a detection record delivered to the systems you already run. What happens next is yours.
Passive by design
Where a system reports an identifier, an aircraft position, or an operator location, that information is present in the transmission itself. Remote ID is a signal aircraft are required to broadcast for public receipt.
Federal agencies have published joint guidance on the laws that apply to acquiring and using this class of technology. Details, and the documents governing a purchase, are on the legal page.
Commercial WarDragon systems are manufactured and distributed by Millenium Products. Passive RF detection and situational awareness only. Performance varies by RF environment, antenna placement, aircraft type, and deployment configuration. Terms and policies.