The AI operating system for autonomous physical security

One intelligence layer.
Every sensor. Every response.

AerialShield connects drones, cameras, RF and acoustic sensors, and human teams into a single coordinated intelligence — able to detect, understand, assess, recommend, respond and learn.

Applying to Hub71 Access · Abu DhabiPassive by design · Regulator-aligned
The gap

Physical security has hardware everywhere and intelligence nowhere.

Physical security is still reactive. Cameras record. Guards patrol. Drones fly blind. Nothing is coordinated.

Cities, ports, airports and campuses run dozens of disconnected sensor stacks — none of them talk to each other.

The missing layer is not more hardware. It is the intelligence that turns every signal into a coordinated response.

The platform

An operating system for autonomous physical security.

AerialShield is not a single device or a single alert. It is the intelligence layer that connects every sensor, every drone, and every operator — turning fragmented data into coordinated response.

Layer 01

Perception layer

Cameras, radar, RF, acoustic arrays, LiDAR, thermal — ingested and normalized in real time.

Layer 02

Reasoning layer

Multi-model AI fuses signals into a single explainable picture of what is happening, where, and why.

Layer 03

Decision layer

Assess threat, generate recommended response, prioritize by risk, escalate to the right team automatically.

Layer 04

Action layer

Coordinate drones, alerts, dispatch and reporting through open APIs and human-in-the-loop approvals.

01Detect
02Understand
03Assess
04Recommend
05Respond
06Learn
AI Commander

One operator. Every incident. Explained in plain language.

The AI Commander interface turns raw sensor feeds into a live briefing: what was detected, how confident the system is, which assets are at risk, what the recommended response is, and which regulations apply.

Live incident · INC-2481
L2 · Alert
Detection
Fixed-wing UAV · 1.4 km NE · 92 m altitude
Fused signals
RFAcousticCameraRadar
Confidence
88%
AI briefing

Object matches surveillance profile. Loitering pattern above Tower A north face. Two occupied floors within camera line-of-sight.

Recommended response
  • Notify floors 28–34
  • Dispatch inspection drone from Node B
  • File pre-formatted L2 report to authority
Explainable AI

Every recommendation includes why: which sensors, which patterns, which precedent incidents.

Human-in-the-loop

Critical actions always require operator approval. Autonomy is scoped, not blanket.

Audit-ready

Every decision is logged with source signals, model version, and regulatory basis.

Where it deploys

Anywhere physical assets meet contested airspace.

High-value real estate

Luxury towers, hotels, mixed-use campuses. Airspace intelligence + privacy defense.

Critical infrastructure

Energy, water, telecom, data centers. Perimeter fusion and drone response.

Airports & logistics

Runway airspace monitoring, cargo yards, port perimeters.

Government & events

Public venues, VIP protection, temporary secure perimeters.

Hospitality & mixed-use

Guest privacy, brand protection, incident-grade documentation.

Smart cities

City-scale airspace + ground sensor mesh, shared with authorities under policy.

First product · shipping now

AerialShield Detect — passive airspace intelligence for high-value buildings.

Our first commercial product is a passive detection and notification system for premium buildings, hotels and infrastructure. It is the entry point to the platform — every deployment feeds the reasoning layer.

T+0s

Detect

Rooftop sensor fusion picks up RF, acoustic and radar signatures.

T+8s

Classify

AI classifies platform, intent and trajectory with explainable confidence.

T+12s

Alert

Security first, then only exposed floors or units — never a broadcast.

T+30s

Report

Automatic authority filing with full signed evidence package.

9:41To security only
AERIALSHIELD
ADVISORY
Object detected — monitoring

Unidentified aerial object 1.2 km NE. Classification: commercial drone. No immediate risk.

9:41Floor 18 — Legal
AERIALSHIELD
ALERT
Privacy alert — possible surveillance

Drone hovering at window altitude for 90 seconds. Recommended: close blinds and move sensitive materials away from windows.

9:41All residents
AERIALSHIELD
CRITICAL
URGENT — Move away from windows

Unidentified drone on direct approach. Estimated arrival: 45 seconds. Authorities notified automatically.

Technology

Six pillars. One coherent stack.

Multi-sensor perception

Cameras, RF, acoustic, radar, LiDAR and thermal fused with sub-second latency.

Explainable AI reasoning

Fine-tuned foundation models plus specialist classifiers. Every output is traceable to its inputs.

Behavioral classification

Loiter, orbit, transit, approach — intent, not just presence.

Passive by design

No jamming. No interception. Regulator-aligned by construction, not by policy.

Privacy defense

Detects surveillance drones targeting office and residential windows. Alerts only affected occupants.

Edge + cloud

Time-critical inference runs on-device. Long-horizon learning runs centrally.

Why Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the right base to build the operating system for autonomous physical security.

Sovereign AI capital, a regulator willing to co-design airspace policy with industry, dense high-value assets, and a clear national commitment to autonomous systems. AerialShield is applying to the Hub71 Access Programme to make Abu Dhabi the global headquarters of this category.

Phase 12026

Hub71 Access · Pilot deployments

Founding partner buildings in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Detect product live. Data flywheel begins.

Phase 22027

Platform GA · Critical infrastructure

AI Commander in production. Expansion into energy, ports and airports across the GCC.

Phase 32028

Sovereign AI partnership

Deep integration with UAE sovereign AI initiatives. Regional command centers.

Phase 42029–2030

Global platform

Operating system for autonomous physical security across MENA, Asia, and beyond.

Traction

Where we are today. Where we are going.

Today
  • Working productAerialShield Detect · in field trials
  • Founding partners3 of 10 buildings reserved (Dubai)
  • Regulatory posturePassive-only, GCAA-aligned
  • Applying toHub71 Access Programme, Abu Dhabi
Targets
  • 12-month target10 founding partners · 2 infrastructure pilots
  • 24-month targetAI Commander GA · first sovereign contract
  • 36-month targetRegional platform standard across GCC

Targets are forward-looking objectives, not commitments.

Roadmap

A five-year path from first product to category standard.

2026
AerialShield Detect
Passive airspace intelligence for buildings. Founding partners onboarded.
2027
AI Commander GA
Full platform release. Critical infrastructure and airport pilots.
2028
Autonomous response tier
Coordinated drone and sensor response with human-in-the-loop autonomy.
2029
Sovereign deployments
Regional command centers. Cross-domain physical security.
2030
Global platform
The operating system standard for autonomous physical security.
Team

Founders in AI, aerospace, and secure infrastructure.

A cross-disciplinary team combining applied AI, sensor engineering, aviation regulation and secure operations. Full profiles shared under NDA with strategic partners and investors.

Applied AI & platforms

Multi-model reasoning, edge inference, ML infrastructure.

Aerospace & sensors

RF, radar, acoustic and computer-vision perception.

Regulation & operations

Aviation, telecommunications and secure operations.

AerialShield operates as a passive detection, reasoning and notification platform. No RF interference. No signal jamming. No unauthorized interception. Full alignment with UAE GCAA regulations and telecommunications law. Autonomous action tiers operate strictly under human-in-the-loop approval and jurisdiction-specific policy.

Partner with us

Buildings, operators, investors, regulators.

We are onboarding founding partners for AerialShield Detect and strategic conversations for the platform. All discussions are confidential. Draft MoU available on request.

Abu Dhabi · Dubai · UAE
partners@aerialshield.app
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