Fortem Technologies Partners with Mikuni Corporation to Provide Security Solutions Against Drone Incursions for Civilian Events and Critical Infrastructure
Fortem’s airspace security and defense system protects against drone threats and integrates with ground-based security across multiple sites and locations
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah and TOKYO, Oct. 16, 2020
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortem Technologies,
Inc., a leader in airspace security and defense for detecting and defeating
dangerous drones, announced today that it has partnered with Mikuni Corporation, the
experts in providing technology trade to Japan. The goal of this
partnership is to provide enhanced security for civilian events as well as
for critical infrastructure across Asia. Fortem’s SkyDome®
System is an end to end counter UAS solution that detects and classifies
threats and can then mitigate them autonomously with its interceptor drone,
the DroneHunter®. The heart of the Fortem SkyDome System is
TrueView® radar, a compact, AI-enabled, networkable radar
designed to perform in urban environments as well as the complex terrain
throughout Japan.
“We live in a world where basic hobby drones can be easily manipulated to deliver harmful payloads,” said CEO of Fortem Technologies, Timothy Bean. “In Mikuni, Fortem has a partner that will continue to ship the SkyDome System and DroneHunter, specifically designed for the vast urban areas of Japan and other parts of Asia that cause other solutions to fail due to the complexity of the terrain or highly congested environments. We look forward to working together to provide the most advanced airspace security in the world.”
“We conducted a deep analysis of the many counter-drone security providers out there,” said executive Jun Suzuki, of Mikuni Corporation. “Fortem’s radar-based SkyDome System outperforms RF detection systems and many others that cannot detect drones that do not emit a signal. It was important to us to identify a security provider that would be able to detect and mitigate dangerous drones even when no operator is present, and without causing collateral damage. We look forward to partnering with Fortem and increasing the security and safety of people in our country.”
Mikuni is working with Fortem Technologies to help with the seamless operation of exporting numerous security and defense solutions to customers in Japan.
About
the Fortem SkyDome System
The SkyDome System detects,
monitors, assesses, and mitigates drone threats. A proven solution, this
system monitors and protects airspace day or night and in adverse weather
conditions. Many counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) deployments fail
due to multiple vendors with multiple components that lack a deep
integration. Fortem owns the technology required to build the foundation of
an integrated counter drone system. The SkyDome System can be configured in
many ways and scales to protect any zone, corridor, building, event,
border, customer infrastructure or even an entire metro region. Flexible
and portable, this system can be deployed as a permanent installation or as
part of a mobile solution. Integral to this system are three
high-performance core products: TrueView® radar,
SkyDome® Manager software, and DroneHunter®.
About The Mikuni Group
The Mikuni Group
manufactures and sells automobile-related products mainly for
fuel-injection systems for cars and motorcycles, life-related products such
as gas control devices, and welfare care devices such as driving assistance
devices. Mikuni is also engaged in the import and sales business of
aircraft parts and Turf-Care equipment. Established as an import trading
company in 1923 and operating a factory by 1936, Mikuni has grown as a
“Monozukuri” (manufacturer) company. In 2023, Mikuni will celebrate its
100th anniversary.
About Fortem Technologies,
Inc.
Fortem Technologies is a leader in airspace security and
defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones. Through an advanced
ecosystem of distributed radar, AI at-the-edge, deep sensor integration and
autonomous drone capture, Fortem monitors, protects, and defends the
world’s corridors, venues, infrastructures, borders, and regions from
dangerous or malicious drone threats. The same ecosystem is accelerating
the safety of the world’s airspace for urban air mobility. Based in
Pleasant Grove, Utah, the company is privately held and backed by Boeing,
DCVC, Mubadala Investment Company, Signia Venture Partners, and others. For
more information, please visit www.fortemtech.com.
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