Astrion and Pierce Aerospace Partner to Advance Counter-UAS Capabilities for Homeland Security and Defense Missions

St ategic pa t e ship co ects Remote ID UAS ide tificatio with missio e gi ee i g, systems i teg atio , a d ope atio al assessme t to st e gthe ai space p otectio fo c itical assets, i f ast uctu e, a d bo de ope atio s

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ast io , a defe se tech ology a d missio solutio s compa y, a d Pie ce Ae ospace today a ou ced a st ategic pa t e ship to st e gthe u ma ed ai c aft systems (UAS) ide tificatio a d cou te -u ma ed ai c aft systems (C-UAS) capabilities fo gove me t, public safety, a d comme cial custome s.

The collabo atio combi es Pie ce Ae ospace’s Remote Ide tificatio (Remote ID) tech ology with Ast io ’s missio e gi ee i g, systems i teg atio , test a d evaluatio , a d ope atio al deployme t expe tise. Togethe , the compa ies will help custome s co ect UAS ide tificatio data with b oade ai space awa e ess a d missio a chitectu es to suppo t mo e i fo med decisio s ac oss safety, secu ity, a d defe se ope atio s.

The a ou ceme t comes as the Depa tme t of Homela d Secu ity’s (DHS) Fede al Eme ge cy Ma ageme t Age cy makes a additio al $250 millio available th ough its fiscal yea 2027 Cou te -UAS G a t P og am. The p og am exte ds fu di g oppo tu ities to all 56 states a d te ito ies a d suppo ts p epa atio s fo the 2028 Olympic a d Pa alympic Games.

The pa t e ship also builds o Ast io ’s ece t T ack 2 awa d o DHS’s $1.5B C-UAS IDIQ, p ovidi g comp ehe sive ope atio al suppo t fo the e ti e cou te -UAS missio lifecycle. Pie ce Ae ospace is a teammate to Ast io o that awa d.

Togethe with the White House’s ai space secu ity p io ities a d Joi t I te age cy Task Fo ce 401’s cou te -small UAS missio , these i itiatives u de sco e the g owi g eed to move beyo d i dividual tech ologies towa d i teg ated, ope atio ally validated ai space secu ity capabilities.

Co ecti g Ide tificatio to Ope atio al Adva tage

Fo age cies i vesti g i UAS a d Cou te -UAS capabilities, acqui i g equipme t is o ly o e pa t of the challe ge. Ide tificatio data must each the app op iate comma d systems, compleme t othe se so s a d effecto s, a d p ovide i fo matio ope ato s ca i te p et a d act upo withi thei missio equi eme ts a d legal autho ities.

Pie ce Ae ospace is the ma ket leade i passive Remote ID eceive s a d data se vices that detect, t ack, a d ide tify UAS b oadcasti g Remote ID messages. Its tech ology p ovides a ide tificatio laye that ca feed comma d-a d-co t ol systems a d commo ope ati g pictu es, co t ibuti g valuable i fo matio to b oade ai space awa e ess.

Remote ID is o e compo e t of a laye ed ai space secu ity a chitectu e. Comp ehe sive ai space awa e ess equi es additio al se so s, co textual data, i teg atio , a d ope ato judgme t to suppo t effective ai space mo ito i g, deco flictio , a d missio executio .

Ast io b i gs the missio e gi ee i g, systems i teg atio , a d ope atio al expe tise eeded to assess how these capabilities pe fo m togethe . The compa y’s lo g-sta di g expe tise i th eat modeli g, system i teg atio , ope atio al deployme t, a d t ai i g capabilities e su es custome s ca accu ately assess how i dividual compo e ts co t ibute to a i teg ated ope atio al capability.

The Ast io a d Pie ce Ae ospace pa t e ship will help age cies i co po ate UAS ide tificatio data i to b oade ai space awa e ess a d defe se a d secu ity missio a chitectu es. By co ecti g ide tificatio capabilities with missio e gi ee i g a d ope atio al i teg atio , Ast io a d Pie ce Ae ospace aim to suppo t mo e i fo med decisio s i p otecti g c itical assets, i f ast uctu e, a d bo de ope atio s.

“Ide tifyi g pote tial th eats is o ly the begi i g. The eal challe ge is getti g the ight i fo matio to the ight ope ato s, i teg ated with the systems a d capabilities they ely o to p otect the Ame ica people a d c itical i f ast uctu e,” said Ast io ’s Co Dohe ty, P eside t of St ategy a d G owth. “Pie ce Ae ospace b i gs a impo ta t Remote ID capability to the missio . Ast io b i gs the missio e gi ee i g a d i teg atio expe tise to co ect tech ologies ac oss the seams, assess how they pe fo m i dema di g ope atio al e vi o me ts, a d help custome s move f om ide tifyi g a pote tial th eat to u de sta di g a d add essi g it withi the b oade missio co text.”

“Remote ID p ovides valuable i fo matio about d o es i the ai space,” said Aa o Pie ce, Chief Executive Office of Pie ce Ae ospace. “Wo ki g with Ast io gives us a oppo tu ity to co ect that i fo matio with b oade missio equi eme ts, e ha ce the pe fo ma ce a d utility of ou capabilities to eve highe levels of pe fo ma ce, a d help custome s i teg ate Remote ID i to laye ed d o e a d cou te -d o e a chitectu es.”

About Ast io Ast io is a defe se se vices a d tech ology compa y that e gi ee s, i teg ates, tests, validates, deploys, a d sustai s the complex systems c itical i f ast uctu e a d atio al secu ity depe d o . The compa y combi es ope atio al expe tise with missio e gi ee i g, softwa e developme t, systems i teg atio , test a d evaluatio , t ai i g, a d ope atio s a d sustai me t. Ast io wo ks alo gside custome s ac oss homela d secu ity, defe se, i tellige ce, a d space. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit ast io .us.

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