Innovating for defense
Discover the groundbreaking technology behind EDKA Defense. We are redefining counter-drone capabilities for dismounted infantry with systems that are effective, affordable, and adaptable to real-world threats.
Unmatched innovation in counter-drone defense
EDKA is the only squad-portable kinetic interceptor designed for dismounted infantry that achieves sub-$1,000 cost per engagement without onboard AI — defeating every drone variant including fiber-optic guided systems that defeat all jamming-based solutions. EDKA Defense has revolutionized this by developing a reusable handheld device called the Tag Lock. This device keeps all critical targeting intelligence separate from the expendable round, drastically reducing operational expenses.
The Tag Lock integrates AI-powered drone detection, optical tracking, and laser ranging to autonomously acquire and track incoming FPV drones, streaming precise guidance to the interceptor in flight. Only the $500–800 interceptor round is consumed per engagement. The Tag Lock survives every engagement and gets more capable over time as AI software improves — without changing the cost per round. This makes EDKA the only US system where the defender's cost per engagement is competitive with the attacker's cost per drone.
EDKA requires no vehicle, no radar, and no jamming equipment — just two soldiers and a backpack. It defeats every drone variant including fiber-optic guided drones that are completely immune to all electronic warfare systems currently fielded
Empowering dismounted infantry
Infantry squads beyond base perimeters currently have no way to stop a $400 FPV drone from destroying a vehicle or killing a team. EDKA fixes that. One soldier tracks the incoming drone on the Tag Lock handheld device while the second fires the interceptor from a man-portable tube — the engagement completes in under four seconds, costs $500–800, and requires no vehicle, no radar, and no external support. Kinetic impact with no warhead means minimal collateral damage under any rules of engagement, including against fiber-optic guided drones that defeat every jamming system currently fielded.
Future-forward development
Our initial offering, the two-soldier backpack system, is currently in development. The same interceptor round and guidance architecture are designed for seamless integration into vehicle-mounted applications and autonomous aerial platforms. This ensures a unified production line and supply chain for infantry, vehicles, and drones.
Planned upgrades for the Tag Lock include AI-powered autonomous drone detection using YOLOv8 and acoustic cueing for pre-visual threat detection. Across all future versions, our core principle remains constant: keep expensive targeting intelligence on reusable hardware, and ensure the expendable round remains cost-effective.