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Counter-UAS

Layered counter-UAS: detect, track and respond

Countering the drone threat is not a single device but a layered capability, built around awareness and coordinated with authority.

There is no single gadget that solves the drone problem. Effective counter-UAS is a layered capability that builds from awareness outward: detecting that a drone is present, tracking it, understanding the situation, and enabling an appropriate, lawful response coordinated with the proper authorities.

The layers of capability

  • Detection: knowing a drone is present
  • Tracking: following its position and movement
  • Assessment: understanding the situation and intent
  • Response: an appropriate, lawful and authorised course of action

Awareness comes first

The emphasis is deliberately on detection, tracking and assessment, the awareness that lets decision-makers understand what they face. Good decisions depend on a clear picture, and most of the value of a counter-UAS capability lies in providing one.

Within the law and with authority

Any response to a drone must be lawful and properly authorised, coordinated with aviation and security authorities. Counter-UAS capabilities are provided to authorised organisations under the applicable approvals, and planned within that legal framework.

Defence & Specialised Technologies

Capabilities are shared confidentially, with authorised organisations only.