DroneCore
Counter-UAS · Multi-sensor fusion

Many sensors.
One operational picture.

DroneCore by Horizonte correlates radar, RF, EO/IR, acoustic and other sensor feeds into a single real-time picture of low-altitude threats — helping operators detect, understand and respond faster.

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Confidence grows as sensors agree
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Radar detection
Initial track
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+ RF observation
Bearing correlation
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+ Acoustic match
Direction match
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+ EO/IR confirmation
Visual confirmation
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Fuse

Correlate heterogeneous sensor data into persistent tracks.

Understand

AI-assisted classification with explicit confidence and uncertainty.

Alert

Intelligent warnings for incursions, proximity and no-fly-zone breaches.

Integrate

Open interfaces and APIs to existing sensors, systems and C2 platforms.

Secure

Designed for mission environments with controlled access and flexible deployment.

01The problem

More sensors don’t automatically create better awareness.

Modern C-UAS environments increasingly contain multiple specialised sensors. Each one sees a different part of reality.

  • Radardetects movement.
  • RFdetects emissions.
  • EO / IRprovides visual evidence.
  • Acousticprovides another observation.

Operators should not have to interpret several independent screens and decide manually whether they are looking at the same object.

Fragmented observations → one picture
  • Radar
  • RF
  • EO / IR
  • Acoustic
  • Other
DroneCore
One operational picture
02What DroneCore does

From sensor feeds to operational intelligence.

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Ingest

Connect heterogeneous sensors and existing systems: radar tracks and video, RF / Remote ID telemetry, EO/IR, acoustic sensors and additional external sources.

  • Radar tracks & video
  • RF / Remote ID telemetry
  • EO/IR streams
  • External sources
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Correlate

Determine which observations from different sensors belong to the same physical object, and maintain persistent tracks across multiple sensor systems.

  • Observation association
  • Persistent track identity
  • Cross-sensor continuity
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Understand

Sensor fusion, tracking algorithms and AI-assisted classification distinguish drones, birds, clutter and unknown objects — with uncertainty represented explicitly rather than hidden.

  • Multi-sensor fusion
  • Assisted classification
  • Explicit uncertainty
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Alert

Turn tracks into actionable warnings based on airspace incursions, proximity, no-fly-zone breaches and other operational rules.

  • Airspace incursions
  • Proximity rules
  • No-fly-zone breaches
03Fusion

Confidence grows when sensors agree.

DroneCore by Horizonte does not simply answer “drone detected: yes”. It continuously builds and updates competing hypotheses from the evidence available at that moment.

04Open sensor architecture

Bring the sensors you already have.

DroneCore by Horizonte is designed as a sensor-agnostic integration layer. It does not replace existing sensors — it makes them work together.

Radar

Movement and kinematics

RF / Remote ID

Emissions and telemetry

EO / IR

Visual and thermal evidence

Acoustic

Rotor and platform signatures

GNSS / INS

Positioning and reference

Meteorological

Environmental context

Third-party sensors

Open integration paths

Sensor-agnostic by design
Integration approaches
  • ASTERIX CAT-010 / 048 / 062
  • ASTERIX CAT-240
  • JSON
  • REST
  • TCP / UDP
  • Open Inter-VTS / C-UAS Exchange Format
  • SAPIENTPlanned

SAPIENT support is planned and not an existing capability.

Processing chain
  1. 01Sensors
  2. 02DroneCore ingestion
  3. 03Track correlation
  4. 04Multi-sensor fusion
  5. 05Classification
  6. 06Threat / alert logic
  7. 07Operational picture
  8. 08External C2 / API
05Built for the edge

Deploy where the mission requires.

DroneCore uses a containerised, modular microservice architecture, so defence and critical-infrastructure customers can keep sensitive data within their chosen security environment.

On-premise
Edge / field infrastructure
Private cloud
AWS
Azure
Platform controls
  • +Role-Based Access Control
  • +Two-factor authentication
  • +Active Directory integration
  • +Security-domain separation
  • +Redundant architecture
  • +Containerised deployment
06Use cases

One picture, several operational realities.

Coastal defence site with radar domes and sensor masts on a quay at twilight01

Defence

Fuse heterogeneous sensors into a common low-altitude operational picture for Counter-UAS operations.

Energy facility with substation masts beside a Norwegian fjord at dusk02

Critical infrastructure

Monitor sensitive facilities using combinations of radar, RF, EO/IR and acoustic sensing.

Airport control tower on wet tarmac at blue hour03

Airports

Combine multiple detection technologies to improve situational awareness around protected airspace.

07Interoperability

Designed to become part of the system — not another isolated system.

DroneCore exchanges information with existing sensor networks, command-and-control systems and external applications through documented APIs and open interfaces.

  • REST API
  • Streaming interfaces
  • Open exchange formats
Sensor networks
DroneCore
C2 · Decision support · External systems

Bi-directional exchange

08Horizonte

Developed by Horizonte AS.

Horizonte is a Norwegian technology company developing advanced software for sensor integration, tracking and operational awareness.

Oslo, Norway

DroneCore by Horizonte isn’t another sensor. It is the intelligence layer that makes multiple sensors work as one.

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