Counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (CUAS) specialist DroneShield is seeing growing interest in its technology from both defense and commercial helicopter primes, holding talks with companies over mounting its DroneSentry-X Mk2 detection and defeat device on the underside of platforms. CEO Oleg Vornik said the huge rise of drones in the airspace in recent years make them a growing concern for both military and commercial operators. DroneShield has had approaches from companies on the defense side already, Vornik said, and expects to complete airworthiness work in the next two years to permanently mount the DroneSentry-X Mk2 system to helicopters. Other DroneShield products are already in use on helicopters, notably the RfPatrol handheld detection device, which can be simply carried in the cabin. “The great thing about the portables is they don’t mount,” Vornik added.