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The Importance of C-UAS in Commercial Industries

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  Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), popularly known as drones, were originally created for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance in military and counter-terrorism operations. Since drones are small and operate under remote control, they help save lives and increase missions’ success rates in difficult terrain and no-go red zones. UAS in the Civil Market The advancements and cost reductions of the UAV technology make drones more feasible for other purposes, like communication, transportation, crime control, and search and rescue. Seeing all these functions and benefits, it is not surprising that drones finally enter the civil market and take off. While different sectors outside of the military can now benefit from the cost-effective UAV technology, it also means that drones become accessible to civilians for personal uses. Consequently, irresponsible operators can use their drones to do malicious activities. In public spaces like stadiums and commercial ve...

Combatting UAS Threats

  Drone Use and Problems With the rampant use of drones, they can now be used by terrorists and other adversaries to threaten peace and order. Accordingly, drones can be used in five ways. First, it can be used for surveillance. When confidential information is kept or the space within requires strict security, surveillance drones are used which is why a number of markets have been developing drone defense equipment. Populated spaces such as stadiums are also turned into  counterdrone stadiums  for strict surveillance and to ensure the safety of every event. Another populated place that needs counterdrone protection and surveillance are airports. Antidrone airports are now a trend too. As the place is one of the most populated ones, with a large space involved, surveillance drones are a must. The use of surveillance drones actually has good and bad sides. What’s written above are the good sides. However, when surveillance drones are misused, ...