The places where an unwanted drone causes the greatest concern are the busiest and most sensitive: major events, airports, critical infrastructure and government facilities. These are precisely the environments where airspace awareness has become a necessary part of security planning.
Why these environments are exposed
- Large gatherings of people in the open
- High public profile and attention
- Sensitive operations that demand privacy and safety
- Consequences of disruption that extend well beyond the site
Planning for the airspace
Protecting these environments means treating the airspace as part of the security plan: establishing awareness of what is overhead, defining how an incursion would be assessed, and coordinating any response with the relevant authorities in advance.
Integrated with wider security
Airspace awareness is most effective as part of the overall security picture, feeding the same command and control as ground-based systems. Designed together, they give decision-makers a single, complete view of the threat environment.
Capabilities are shared confidentially, with authorised organisations only.