Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Nov. 13, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	DRONE AVIATION HOLDING CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001178727
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	MCVE
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,182,470