Rocket One Inc. announced on October 6, 2026, that it signed a patent license agreement with the Department of the Air Force. The 12-month agreement covers technology designed to capture hostile drones and isolate their communications.
Agreement Details
Rocket One Inc. signed a 12-month Evaluation Patent License Agreement with the Department of the Air Force covering U.S. Patent No. 10,239,637 B2, titled "System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles." According to the company, the agreement grants rights to evaluate the invention in the United States across multiple applications.
Chief Executive Officer Robb Knie said the agreement adds a patented approach to capturing and neutralizing hostile drones to the company's defense technology portfolio. The evaluation period will allow Rocket One to assess system configurations, testing requirements, and potential integration with its existing counter-UAS initiatives.
Technology and Applications
The patented architecture combines physical containment with radio-frequency isolation. It describes a friendly drone deploying a containment unit around a target unmanned vehicle, with shielding designed to interrupt communications between the target and its operator. Additional configurations described in the patent may support localized spoofing, jamming, and signal-intelligence functions.
Rocket One plans to evaluate the technology alongside Swarm Stage AI, its drone-swarm threat-emulation and counter-UAS training platform. Potential evaluation applications include military-base protection, airports and airfields, homeland and border security, maritime and port security, critical infrastructure, correctional facilities, and government facilities.
Key facts and where they come from
- Rocket One signed a 12-month Evaluation Patent License Agreement with the Department of the Air Force covering a specific patent for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles.
The 12-month Evaluation Patent License Agreement covers U.S. Patent No. 10,239,637 B2, "System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles."
- The patented architecture combines physical containment with radio-frequency isolation.
The patented architecture combines physical containment with radio-frequency isolation.
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