Well Bilt Industries · Blast Mitigation
Protect a $150–200 million aircraft with a door built to take the hit. Well Bilt drone defensive hangar doors absorb and spread out the impact of a drone strike, which helps shield aircraft, crews and the support equipment that keeps a fleet flying.
Modern conflict has changed the math of aviation security. A drone that can be built for less than $25,000 can cripple a high-value aircraft on the ground. It can also destroy the tooling, ground support equipment, parts inventory and infrastructure that keep that aircraft mission-ready. Aircraft are often most vulnerable when they are parked in the hangar.
A standard hangar door was never built for that threat. A drone defensive hangar door is.
Well Bilt's drone-resistant hangar doors use a layered construction designed for blast mitigation:
Takes the first strike and starts spreading the impact energy across the door structure.
Absorb and distribute the remaining energy, giving moderate protection from shrapnel and explosive gases.
Designed to resist impacts of up to 5,000 PSI from light to mid-size drones carrying smaller payloads.
Realistic protection, honestly stated. No door can eliminate the risk of a drone attack. Well Bilt drone defensive doors are engineered to considerably reduce the overall effect of a strike, turning a potentially catastrophic loss into a manageable, repairable event.
A drone defensive hangar door typically costs about 6× the price of a standard aircraft hangar door. Compare that with what it protects:
Item
Typical Cost
Low-cost attack drone
Under $25,000
Well Bilt drone defensive hangar door
≈ $500,000
High-value aircraft inside
$150–200 million
Support equipment, tooling and infrastructure
Often millions more
Think about active defense, too. The munitions used to shoot down a single drone can cost far more than the drone itself, and every engagement uses them up. A defensive door is a one-time, passive investment that works 24/7 and needs no operator. It never runs out of ammunition.
Why not protect a $200 million aircraft with a $500,000 door? Better yet, why wouldn't you?
Doors can be designed to ship in standard shipping containers for fast delivery to forward, remote or overseas locations.
Damaged sections and shields can be swapped out after an attack, so protection is restored quickly without replacing the whole door.
Each door is sized and configured for your hangar, your aircraft and your threat environment.
Drone defense is a natural next step for Well Bilt. We bring a long history in aircraft hangar doors, industrial doors and blast containment, and years of solving tough door problems for aviation. That experience is built into every drone defensive door we design.
Pair your door with Well Bilt TracDrain™ (Patent Pending) and the other innovations Well Bilt is known for, and you get a complete hangar door system from one team that understands both aviation and blast mitigation.
With that much at stake, why would you trust anyone else?
What is a drone defensive hangar door?
It is a hardened aircraft hangar door with an outer layer and inner shields. These are built to absorb and distribute the impact of a drone strike and give moderate protection from shrapnel and explosive gases.
What size drones are the doors designed for?
Light to mid-size drones carrying smaller payloads. The doors can resist impacts of up to 5,000 PSI in certain scenarios.*
How much does a drone defensive hangar door cost?
Typically about six times the cost of a standard aircraft hangar door, around $500,000 depending on size and configuration. That is a small fraction of the value of the aircraft and equipment it protects.
Can the door be repaired after an attack?
Yes. Replaceable parts let you restore protection after an attack without replacing the entire door.
Can the doors be shipped overseas or to remote sites?
Yes. Doors can be designed to ship in standard shipping containers.
Will the door eliminate the risk of a drone attack?
No door can eliminate risk. Well Bilt drone defensive doors are designed to considerably reduce the effect of a strike on the aircraft and equipment inside.
Call Well Bilt today to talk through the many ways you can reduce drone damage to your aviation assets, from drone defensive hangar doors to complete hangar door systems.
* Impact resistance of up to 5,000 PSI is based on certain scenarios and test conditions. Actual performance depends on drone type, payload, velocity, angle of impact, door configuration and other factors. Drone defensive hangar doors are designed to reduce, not eliminate, the risk and effects of a drone attack.
© Well Bilt Industries USA, LLC. TracDrain is patent pending.
