The Invisible Battlefield: RF Sensing and the New Frontier of Security
Wars in Europe and the Middle East have shown that drones, jammers, RF cyber, and malicious IoT have become as central to conflict as kinetic munitions. RF enabled cyberattacks are capable of inflicting billions of dollars of damage using fake base stations and rogue access points. Modern conflict now plays out in the invisible battlefield of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The volume and sophistication of low-cost, RF-controlled threats has exploded faster than traditional electronic-warfare procurement cycles can respond. Critical infrastructure operators and governments face growing pressure to harden facilities against both physical and cyber RF attacks. In such an environment, a dual-use solution that can bridge defense and civilian scenarios becomes very valuable.
R2 Wireless is on a mission to secure this invisible front by exposing any RF-emitting device in real time - whether a quadcopter drone, a handheld radio, or a rogue base station. Origin Ventures is pleased to be leading R2’s oversubscribed $5.3M financing round with participation from Texas Venture Partners, Corner Ventures, 1948 Ventures, Spring Rock Capital, and other strategic investors.
R2’s flagship ODIN platform is a software-defined, passive RF sensing and edge AI system that detects, classifies, and geolocates wireless devices across protocols, frequencies, and modulations. Unlike traditional point solutions built for a single waveform or threat, ODIN is designed as an omni-use, multi‑modal platform that can run on commercial off-the-shelf hardware across static, mobile, and even airborne deployments.
Led by serial entrepreneurs, award winning PhDs in electrical engineering and signal processing, seasoned military and defense contracting leaders, R2 has a team that is uniquely positioned to commercialize this critical technology. And with almost the entire team composed of veterans, many of which have children on active duty, the mission is not only impactful - it’s personal. The result of this collaboration is not just a compelling theory, but field‑proven performance. In recent U.S. Army and NATO exercises, ODIN was the only passive RF system able to detect and geolocate certain stealth and anonymized drones, while legacy systems missed them entirely.
As RF‑enabled threats multiply in the air, on the ground, and in cyberspace, R2’s omni‑use platform is positioned to become the default RF sensing and spectrum‑dominance layer for next‑generation defense, critical infrastructure, and high‑value commercial networks worldwide.
