Texas-based American Counter-UAS software provider UNIFY.C2 has announced a strategic partnership with sensor systems, algorithms, and data analytics provider Black River Systems to integrate the latter’s Ninja Counter-UAS solution into the UNIFY.C2 operating environment.
Small background for the uninitiated: Ninja systems are Radio Frequency (RF) sensing solutions that passively detect, identify, classify, track, and optionally mitigate Group 1 and 2 UAS (small drones weighing up to 25kg), with an emphasis on commercially available sUAS.
Ninja is a family of Counter-small UAS (C-sUAS) systems, each with a tailored design to meet different Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP) missions or requirements. When used in concert, multiple Ninja products offer increased system-of-system capabilities such as increased area coverage and swarm mitigation.
In a statement, Unify.C2 said the partnership brings together Black River Systems’ Ninja C-UAS capabilities with UNIFY.C2’s advanced fusion intelligence and multi-sensor command-and-control architecture — enabling operators to detect, identify, track, assess, and respond to unmanned aircraft threats through a single, unified interface.
The rise of counter drone technologies has been necessitated by worrying situations in which people have deployed drones for – at best – mischievous purposes.
And it would have been better if these errant drone flights had stopped at only mischievous. Sadly, the drones have been abused for more seriously criminal activities such as smuggling and endangering people’s lives at airports.
Aviation authorities have responded by enacting laws that require drones to identify themselves on demand, while the industry has resorted to creating technology that is designed to keep offending drones away from where they are not supposed to be.
Hence, this new partnership between UNIFY.C2 and Black River Systems.
UNIFY.C2 hopes this collaboration will deliver enhanced situational awareness, faster decision-making, and streamlined operational workflows across complex and distributed environments.
The integrated solution is designed to support defence, government, public safety, and critical infrastructure missions where rapid threat assessment and coordinated response are essential.
“UNIFY.C2 was purpose-built to serve as the central command-and-control layer for layered airspace security,” said Anthony Lim, COO of UNIFY.C2.
“Integrating Black River Systems’ Ninja™ C-UAS solution strengthens our open ecosystem and ensures operators can leverage proven detection and response technologies within a single operational picture—without adding system complexity.”
He added that the partnership reflected a shared commitment to interoperability and operational flexibility, allowing customers to integrate best-in-class C-UAS technologies without reliance on proprietary or closed architectures.
Joint efforts will include technical integration, solution alignment based on customer mission requirements, and coordinated go-to-market activities evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
“By integrating Ninja into the UNIFY.C2 platform, we are extending the operational value of our C-UAS solution within a robust command-and-control framework,” said Vijay Srinivas, C-UAS Director of Black River Systems.
“Together, we are delivering actionable intelligence and mission-ready capabilities to operators responsible for protecting critical airspace.”
The combined UNIFY.C2 and Ninja C-UAS solution supports deployments ranging from localized public-safety operations to large-scale defence and critical infrastructure environments.
UNIFY.C2, is an airspace command-and-control platform delivering real-time fusion intelligence, multi-sensor integration, and advanced Counter-UAS (C-UAS) capabilities.
Purpose-built for defence, government, public safety, and critical infrastructure protection, the platform unifies sensors and effectors into a single, interoperable operating environment — providing operators with precise, actionable situational awareness at mission speed.