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Drone Protential Threats
2023.09.30
While drones can be used for good, there are a variety of nefarious uses of the technology that threaten both physical and national security.
Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, are everywhere. In contemporary operating environments, they are being used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations—or they can even serve as improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Potential threat
Government & Military
In highly-sensitive and politically-important area, drones can be used for terrorism and for spying. Ladden with bombs or other hostile payloads, drones can attack property and cause threats to life. They can also be deployed for reconnaissance missions, collecting sensitive and private information to prepare for an attack and obtain intelligence.
Prisons
With drones, it is easier than ever to smuggle drugs, cellular devices, liquor, and even weapons into correctional facilities.
Someone outside of the prison can strap a couple of pounds of contraband to a UAS and land it within a designated area, such as the outdoor recreation facility. Or, in a potentially scarier scenario, use drones for surveillance to aid escape attempts. All of this poses a physical threat to other inmates, prison staff, and the local community.
Airports & Other Transportation
There have been numerous incidents of drones causing disruption at airports. Think Gatwick in December 2018. Drone defence protects this sensitive airspace from UAS intrusions and reduces the risk of drones colliding with manned aviation.
Infrastructures
The 2019 attack on oil-processing facilities in Saudi Arabia showed the carnage of a drone strike on critical infrastructure - causing huge damage and having a significant impact on global financial markets. Drones can also be deployed by activists who can fly around nuclear sites, oil installations, fracking sites and other critical infrastructure to cause damage, disruption and/or publicity.
Maritime and Border
Drone defence can be crucial for maritime operations to protect valuable cargo, crew and passengers. Vessels are particularly vulnerable when they have limited manoeuvrability, such as when they are docked in port or passing through narrow straits or canals. Drone threats include aerial reconnaissance, breach of privacy or being deployed as a missile.
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