Drone Aviation Holding Corp and Drone Aviation Corp Share Exchange, Reverse Merger and Recapitalization (Detail Textual) (USD $)																							0 Months Ended			4 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Series B-1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 06, 2014 Series B-1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Series B-1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Series B-1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series B-1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Private Placement [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Private Placement [Member] Series E Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member] Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member] Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member] Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Preferred Stock [Member] Series B-1 Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Drone Aviation Corp [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Drone Aviation Corp [Member] Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 03, 2014 Drone Aviation Corp [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued	30,928,114	3,920,700	0																								3,920,700
Common stock, shares outstanding	30,928,114	3,920,700	0																								3,920,700					44,100,000
Shares issued under share exchange agreement, shares																										18,957,414							36,050,000	8,050,000
Preferred stock, shares issued				36,050,000	10,000,000	458,250	595,000	0	324,671	324,671	0	345,400	355,000	0	2,700,000		0	68,731			156,231	0						595,000	324,671	355,000	156,231
Preferred stock, shares outstanding				36,050,000	10,000,000	458,250		0	324,671		0	345,400	355,000	0	2,700,000		0	68,731	68,731	156,231		0						595,000	324,671	355,000	156,231
Securities sold to investors, shares																							2,700,000
Securities sold to investors price per share																							$ 0.50		$ 1.00
Securities sold to investors																							$ 1,350,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001				$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Securities sold to investors description																							Each Unit consists of one share of the Company's Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, each of which is convertible into one share of Common Stock, with such rights and designations as set forth in the Certificate of Designation; and a three year warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per Warrant Share.
Percentage of excess stocks held																																3.33%