Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 17, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	DRONE AVIATION HOLDING CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001178727
Trading Symbol	drne
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 10,766,464
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,682,220