Pierce Aerospace Showcases Remote ID in DHS C-UAS Demonstration

August 6, 2025

August 05, 2025, Fishers, IN — Pierce Aerospace participated in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) technology demonstration, held July 24–25, 2025, at the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Unmanned Technology Operations Center in Summit Point, West Virginia.

The event brought together senior leadership, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, component heads, senior government executives, and select industry representatives, for a high-level executive roundtable. This demonstration underscored DHS’s continued commitment to addressing the growing national security risks posed by unauthorized drone activity and showcased cutting-edge technologies under evaluation for deployment.

“It was an honor to participate as the only dedicated Remote ID Provider to the DHS C-UAS Industry Day,” said Aaron Pierce, CEO of Pierce Aerospace. “Secretary Noem and DHS Leadership took the time to engage with us and learn about how we’ve utilized our Remote ID systems as a critical and fundamental layer to achieving success in the C-UAS mission. Our ability to provide target discrimination is vital, and we successfully demonstrated the value of our capabilities to senior executives alongside some of our C-UAS teammates. We’ve been developing these capabilities since 2017 and this event marked a dramatic escalation in the seriousness with which senior government leaders are taking C-UAS. We applaud DHS executives for dedicating an entire day in the field learning how these technologies work.”

Secretary Noem has been a strong proponent of expanding C-UAS capabilities across the Department of Homeland Security, recognizing the escalating threat posed by malicious drone activity across multiple domains. This demonstration closely follows the release of two drone-focused Executive Orders “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” and “Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty.” These Executive Orders underscore the critical role of Remote ID in supporting State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) law enforcement and mandate the development of federal grant programs to assist SLTTs in acquiring detection, tracking, and identification (DTI) technologies, including solutions like Pierce Aerospace’s Remote ID sensors and software.

“Law enforcement can utilize our Remote ID solutions today. Our sensors and software are core DTI technologies with widespread application in law enforcement, private security, public venues, airports, critical infrastructure, stadiums, and more,” said Pierce. “Our capabilities aid law enforcement with the interdiction of unauthorized drone operators. And we can do that at low risk without any cumbersome regulations. In the C-UAS stack, our ability to detect both drones and their operators is the primary and most common means of mitigating concerning drones and their operators. We can also help characterize airspace risks, enabling authorized end users to mitigate threat drones via complementary integrated C-UAS technologies. Our Remote ID capabilities are the foundation for C-UAS.”

A June 2024 Government Accountability Office report (GAO-24-106158) found, “DHS officials said that Remote ID is a key piece of counter-drone technologies as it enables law enforcement to gain additional threat discrimination around critical infrastructure.” This report, along with the DHS’s C-UAS Industry Day, reflects DHS’s view that Remote ID is integral to C-UAS strategies, providing law enforcement with actionable drone identification to distinguish between benign and suspicious UAS activity. 

In 2024, DHS awarded Pierce Aerospace a $10M sole source SBIR Phase III Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Remote ID technology and began deploying Pierce Aerospace’s solutions, including YR1 Remote ID Sensors, in support of U.S. National Security.

About Pierce Aerospace

Pierce Aerospace is a Remote ID service provider focused on robust integration of Remote ID services into the UAS ecosystem. As an industry leader, Pierce Aerospace serves on the FAA’s Drone Safety Team, ASTM F38 Committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and the FAA Detection and Mitigation Advanced Rulemaking Committee. Funds from the U.S. Air Force and the State of Indiana support Pierce Aerospace’s Remote ID technology, which was nominated as Indiana’s Innovation of the Year by Techpoint and awarded first place in Remote ID technology at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International’s Excellence Awards. Pierce Aerospace was awarded the Techpoint Mira Award as Indiana’s most innovative tech team. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the racing capital of the world. Visit www.pierceaerospace.net.

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