The threat of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to critical infrastructure is a growing concern due to their potential to disrupt operations, compromise security, and pose various risks to essential facilities and systems. Critical infrastructure includes sectors such as energy, water, transportation systems , communications, defense industrial base, government facilities, critical manufacturing, and more. Drones, when misused or exploited for malicious purposes, can pose several significant threats to these vital assets through a variety techniques and strategies.
The following resources have been curated by C-UAS Hub to provide information specific to critical infrastructure sectors.
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View ContentNEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Pharovision and Sentrycs have been selected by the FAA to conduct a three-month detection and mitigation test at Atlantic City International…
View ContentPORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Flex Force has continued to support the FAA’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Detection and Mitigation…
View ContentA U.S. patent for the Homeland Explosive Consequence Assessment Tool (HExCAT) has been granted to the Department of Homeland Security…
View ContentDrone detection technology should not be categorized separately from counter-UAS technology. It is, in fact, an integral component of a counter-drone system or counter-UAS technology architecture.
View ContentA man and a woman from Ontario face charges related to a drug trafficking investigation in Renous, New Brunswick, Canada….
View ContentIn a UK Airprox report released last month, the pilot of a Boeing 787, with a passenger capacity ranging from…
View ContentCounter Unmanned Aerial System Defense for High Value Units Afloat Pierside is a Purdue University doctoral dissertation by Christopher R….
View ContentMitigating Drone Attacks for Large High-Density Events is a Purdue University thesis by Travis L. Cline. Technological advancements have given…
View ContentDrones and Port Security at the Port of Brownsville is a technical paper sponsored by the Sam Houston State University…
View ContentBlue Water and White Powder: Trends in Maritime Narcotics Trafficking in the Greater Caribbean is a Naval Postgraduate School thesis…
View ContentAirport Response to Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Threats is a National Safe Skies Alliance Program for Applied Research in Airport…
View ContentThe Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium, a program of the National Institute of Justice, provided an overview of technologies…
View ContentFirst Reported Use of Weaponized Drones by the Sinaloa Cartel: CJNG Forces Ambushed in Teocaltiche, Jalisco is a report by…
View ContentThe Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium, a program of the National Institute of Justice, provided an overview of technologies…
View ContentThree Case Studies on Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems Near Midair Collisions with Aircraft: An Evidence-Based Approach for Using Objective Uncrewed…
View ContentCountering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems is a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), authored by Shaan…
View ContentAnalysis of a Multi-Layer System of Systems to Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems is a Naval Postgraduate School thesis by Aaron…
View ContentDrone laws around the world: A comparative global guide to drone regulatory laws, Second Edition, 2023, is a resource published…
View ContentHandbook on UAS protection of critical infrastructure and public space is a resource written by the European Commission Joint Research…
View ContentProtection against Unmanned Aircraft Systems is a resource written by the European Commission Joint Research Centre. The primary objective of…
View ContentUAS in Urban Attacks- Red Teaming Exercise Report is a study by Kerry Chávez, PhD. The study was sponsored by…
View ContentThe Role of Drones in Future Terrorist Attacks is a Land Warfare paper by Thomas G. Pledger published by The Association…
View ContentThe Security Planning Workbook is an extensive resource aimed at aiding critical infrastructure owners and operators craft a fundamental security…
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