Motorola Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend Solutions, an industry leader in counter-drone technology, for a purchase price of $1.5 billion.
The acquisition comes at a time when securing airspace against unauthorized drones is becoming a rapidly increasing global necessity. This demand is supported by an evolving regulatory landscape, notably driven by the Safer Skies Act, which was enacted as part of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation marks a significant shift by authorizing trained and certified state and local law enforcement to not only detect and track drones that pose a public safety risk, but also, where permitted, to safely mitigate those threats.
As consumer and commercial drones are increasingly used for malicious activities, D-Fend Solutions provides a field-proven technology that leverages advanced non-kinetic RF cyber-takeover systems. The solution supports operational continuity for authorized drones to perform their assigned tasks by isolating and safely removing rogue drones from the airspace, thereby avoiding collateral damage and costly area-wide shutdowns. D-Fend Solutions has achieved significant market traction, with thousands of deployments across more than 30 countries, an annual revenue growth of over 50% over the last three years, and expected full year 2026 revenues of $185M.
Greg Brown, Chairman and CEO of Motorola Solutions, commented, “Rogue drones have transformed our skies into a landscape of unpredictable risk, where simple detection is no longer enough. With D-Fend, drone threats are not just identified — their communications are overridden and redirected, safely bringing them to the ground, keeping people and communities safe.”
Zohar Halachmi, Chairman and CEO of D-Fend Solutions, added, “Joining Motorola Solutions allows us to accelerate our mission of securing the skies. By leveraging Motorola Solutions’ deep expertise and long-term customer relationships across public safety, federal and enterprise, we can deliver even greater impact to the communities and organizations we serve.”
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
