A delivery service over the wall.
Drones carry phones, drugs and weapons into prisons, usually at night and often with the radio off.
Over the fence in under a minute.
Cameras need a clear view. Radio detectors need the drone to transmit, and on a programmed route it doesn't have to.
Staff need to know a drone is there, where it went, and where the package came down.
The evidence.
Federal prisons reported 479 drone incursions and sightings in 2024, up from 23 in 2018, as detection went into 64 of their 121 facilities.
FBI and DOJ testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee (opens in a new tab)Georgia's Operation Skyhawk led to 150 arrests. Investigators seized 87 drones, 273 phones and 22 weapons.
Office of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, March 2024 (opens in a new tab)In June 2026, federal prosecutors charged 12 people over at least 38 drone drops into 10 federal prisons.
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Georgia, June 2026 (opens in a new tab)Federal prisons regularly see overdose deaths from drone-delivered narcotics.
FBI and DOJ testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee (opens in a new tab)Since July 2026, state and local corrections agencies can seek federal certification to counter drones.
Federal Register, July 2026 (opens in a new tab)
What Aetherus is built to do.
Hears it in the dark
Sound needs no light and no radio link.
Marks where it stopped
Follows the flight in 3D and marks the hover as a possible drop.
Uses the posts you have
Straps to existing light poles. No new towers.
Run a pilot at your facility.
We install the sensors, run them with your team and share what we learn. Free for the host.