TIMON deployed
Threat Identification Through Machine-Optimized Noise

TIMON

The passive acoustic layer for the final 400 meters.
Hears the drone before eyes can find it.
Alerts every soldier before the body can react.
The Last 400 Meters
400m
Detection Range
+15s
Warning vs Human
$350–450
Per Node
<10ms
Mesh Latency
Drone threat
The Problem

An FPV drone costs $500.
A soldier's life is priceless.

The drone threat has outrun affordable defense. FPV quadcopters fly nap-of-earth, emit no RF, and hit at 100+ mph. Visual detection gives <2 seconds of reaction time — below the human threshold. No squad-level solution existed. Until now.

Attacker · Unit Cost
$500
FPV quadcopter · autonomous · no RF signature · 100+ mph terminal velocity
Defender · Full Cost
Priceless
Training + gear + replacement · visual detection only · <2s reaction window
Detection Window · Human Baseline
T−2s
Below human reaction threshold. Eyes see it. Body cannot respond in time.
Existing Defense

Every Layer Stops
400 Meters Short.

Strategic radar, EW, and RF scanners all fail against small, autonomous, non-emitting drones at close range. No squad-level solution covered the last 400 meters. That gap is where casualties happen.

System
Scope
Status
Failure Mode (Last 400m)
Strategic Radar
Macro airspace
○ LIMITED
Cannot track nap-of-earth flight in terrain and valleys
Electronic Warfare
Perimeter
○ LIMITED
Active emitter — paints your own position. Useless against autonomous drones
RF Scanners
Squad
○ LIMITED
Limited against FPV and non-emitting drones flying autonomously
Human Eye / Ear
Individual
○ LIMITED
Detection at T−2s — below reaction threshold. Fatal on contact.
TIMON
Individual
● ACTIVE
Passive acoustic — the last 400 meters. No emissions. No router. No blind spot.
Squad mesh network
The Value Proposition
15s
From <2s up to 15s
to decisive warning

TIMON hears the drone at T−15s. Human eyes detect at T−2s — below any reaction threshold. Those 15 seconds are the difference between a casualty and a survivor. Take cover. Disperse. Raise weapon.

Detection Timeline
T − 15s
TIMON Acoustic TriggerDrone enters detection range. On-device inference fires in <40ms.
T − 14.99s
Mesh Alert PropagatesBroadcast mesh connectivity reaches every node in the squad simultaneously. <10ms.
T − 14s
Haptic Pulse Through ArmorHigh-torque vibration through plate carrier. Eyes-free. Silent. Immediate.
T − 8s
Squad takes cover · disperses · raises weapon
T − 2s
Human eye detects droneBelow reaction threshold without TIMON
T − 0s
ImpactTIMON-equipped squad is already behind cover
TIMON mesh network diagram
Signal Chain

From battlefield noise
to haptic pulse
in milliseconds.

01

Capture

4-channel omnidirectional MEMS mic array — 360° coverage. Continuous 1-second audio windows. No active scanning, no RF output.

Always-On Passive
02

Isolate

Edge-AI filter trained on FPV rotor signatures extracts the drone from battlefield din — gunfire, engines, voices, helicopters.

Hard Negatives Trained
03

Classify

Drone detection algorithm runs entirely on-device. Inference in <40ms — zero cloud, zero network dependency.

Peer-Reviewed Science · On-Device
04

Alert

High-torque haptic pulse through plate carrier. Simultaneously, broadcast mesh connectivity notifies every node in the squad. One hears — all know.

<10ms Mesh · No Router
Live System Demo

Detection in Real Time.

Tactical View — Squad Position · Drone Approach
— 400m range — — m
STANDBY
TIMON
TIMON on vest
The Wearable

Rugged. Silent.
Networked.

Lightweight. Mounts to plate carrier MOLLE or helmet rail. Decentralized quorum consensus — no single point of failure. Designed for contested, denied, and air-gapped environments — no internet, no power grid required.

Lightweight
Quorum Consensus
MOLLE + Helmet Rail
8h Runtime
USB-C Charging
Low RF Emission
Offline Capable
TIMON device concept — mount configurations
TIMON device isometric render
Technical Specifications

Field-Grade
Intelligence

Detection Engine
Drone Detection Algorithm
Acoustic science is mature. Drone acoustic signatures are well-characterized in peer-reviewed literature — including by our chief scientist.
The physics is solved — the challenge is engineering it to the edge.
On-device inference in <40ms — no cloud, no internet, no GPS required.
Validated
Acoustic Signature — FPV Drone Detected
Mesh Network
Broadcast Mesh
No WiFi router required
<10ms alert latency
Encrypted · quorum consensus · no single point of failure
Encrypted · Quorum
Alert System
Dual Alert
Haptic pulse through armor
Mesh broadcast — all nodes
Eyes-free · simultaneous
Simultaneous
Detection Event

One Detection.
Every Node Alerts.

Simultaneous  —  Instant  —  Unstoppable