Pierce Aerospace

Pierce Aerospace develops Remote ID receivers and modules for drones. It also provides airspace monitoring tools for low altitude airspace. The company sells to government, public safety, airports and commercial customers. The site does not give a head office address.

The company was founded in 2016. It began developing Remote ID solutions for drones in 2017. The site says it began SBIR contracting with the U.S. Air Force in 2018. The company was seeded by the State of Indiana, Techstars, Purdue Research Foundation and angel investors.

The site says eleven U.S. government agencies joined one SBIR contract. It says the company's work produced SBIR Phase I to Phase III conversions and commercial products. The site also says the company received first place in Remote ID technology from AUVSI. It is a founding member of the joint FAA and industry Drone Safety Team.

The main product line is a family of passive Remote ID receivers. The site lists the YR1 flagship, the R2S solar and flexible model and the R2T tactical and mobile model. It also sells Remote ID modules that let drones broadcast identification data. The Flight Portal is a browser based 3D display for Remote ID data.

The site says the receivers can feed data to third party systems. It lists integrations with systems such as TAK and ATAK, CLUE, Unify.C2 and FAAD C2. The site says the company's systems have been deployed at events such as the Super Bowl and the World Cup, and at Core 30 airports.

The company's CEO and co-founder is Aaron Pierce. The site says he was an entrepreneur in residence for the first Techstars Air Force Accelerator program. The site states the company's mission is to deliver dual use technologies to government and commercial sectors. The company also runs a reseller program.