Experience that makes a difference.


Detect UAS was founded to help organizations navigate the opportunities and challenges of a rapidly evolving airspace. We provide practical guidance, hands-on support, and real-world solutions that make a difference where it matters most: in the field.

UAS EXPERT, TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL, AND PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNER.

MEET JOE

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Joe Trelli has spent his career solving complex technology problems, including serving as a Senior Solutions Architect with Amazon Web Services and helping build video and communications solutions for Fortune 500 customers. He is also an FAA-certificated Remote Pilot under Part 107 and has carried that technical background into UAS, drone detection, live video, and emerging counter-UAS technology.

What really shaped Detect UAS, though, is Joe’s work with and appreciation for law enforcement, fire, and public safety professionals. He listens first, takes the time to understand how a team actually operates, and genuinely enjoys helping people make sense of complicated technology. His goal is not to sell someone the most technology. It is to help them find the right technology for the mission and be there when they need support. Law enforcement, fire, and public safety professionals have directly tested and provided feedback on technology Joe has developed.

It starts with the mission

HOW WE WORK

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Every organization operates differently. We start by understanding the mission, the people involved, and the challenge you are trying to solve.

LISTEN

SIMPLIFY

Complex technology should make the job easier, not harder. We help identify and integrate solutions that fit your operation.

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COLLABORATE

SUPPORT

Our involvement does not end when the equipment is delivered. We remain a resource as technology, programs, and needs continue to evolve.

We work alongside public safety teams, security professionals, agency leadership, and technology partners throughout the process.

A NOTE FROM JOE


I’ve spent most of my career around technology, and I genuinely enjoy figuring out how complicated systems work. But the more time I spent working with law enforcement, fire, security teams, and other public safety professionals, the more I realized that technology is only valuable if it actually helps the people using it.

I started Detect UAS to be a resource for those teams. Someone they could call when they had a question, were trying to build a program, needed to evaluate a piece of technology, or simply wanted an honest opinion about what made sense for their mission.

Live Mission Relay came from that same mindset. After countless conversations with public safety professionals, one need kept coming up: teams needed a simple way to get a live drone feed to the people making decisions, without adding more complexity to an already stressful situation. So we built it.

At the end of the day, both Detect UAS and LMR exist for the same reason. I like solving technology problems, and I want to use that experience to help the people who are out there doing the work.

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WHY I BUILT DETECT UAS

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FOUNDER, DETECT UAS

Joe Trelli