Two US firms have teamed up to develop technology that lets law enforcement track not just incoming drones, but also the operators behind them.
Dallas-based AirSight will integrate its AirGuard platform into Atlanta firm Flock’s FlockOS, the operating system law enforcement agencies use to view license plate data and real-time video alerts.
The integration creates a common operating picture that pinpoints a detected drone target and the exact location of its operator when made available through remote identification.
All data that AirGuard collects, including a drone’s position, altitude, velocity, and profile, appears directly on FlockOS, allowing agencies to see drone activities and typical alerts it monitors in one capability.
It also streamlines the entire workflow of investigators and analysts, with the integration creating a straighter path from operator location to vehicle intelligence.
“Officers shouldn’t have to switch between systems in the middle of an active incident, especially for situations that are rapidly evolving,” said Rahul Sidhu, Chief Strategy Officer at Flock.
“Bringing AirGuard into FlockOS gives our officers and analysts the ability to locate hostile drones more quickly, and fully within the workflows they’re already used to.”
Reinforcing Public Safety
According to Flock, the partnership with AirSight intends to help public safety teams act with more agency under time pressure.
The AirGuard platform delivers real-time visibility into what happens in protected airspace, while FlockOS brings the tools and workflows needed to respond on the ground.
“Detection has never been the hard part. The hard part has always been turning a detection into something a law enforcement officer on the ground can act on, in time, with enough evidence to close the case,” said AirSight CEO and Founder Robert Tabbara.
Examining AirGuard in Action
The partnership follows a March 2026 case in which the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana charged two Texas residents in an alleged drone-borne smuggling operation targeting a correctional facility.
AirSight’s AirGuard platform detected the unauthorized drone as it entered protected airspace and identified the operator’s location.
Deputies used that information alongside Flock’s license-plate-reader network to identify the suspects’ vehicle, providing investigators with the leads that led to the arrests.
