Drone Detection & Airspace Security Blog

Anti-Drone Systems for Airports: What Protects a Runway | Airsight

An anti-drone system for an airport is a detection system, because airports in the United States cannot lawfully jam, capture, or disable a drone;...

Drone Detection System Requirements: The RFP Checklist | Airsight

A drone detection system RFP needs requirements in eight sections: mission and threat, detection performance, coverage and site conditions, fusion...

Best Drone Detection System: How to Actually Compare Them | Airsight

There is no single best drone detection system, and any page that names one without asking about your site is selling something. What exists is a...

Drone Detection Solutions: Matching the System to the Mission | Airsight

Drone detection solutions are not interchangeable, because facilities do not share a mission. A correctional facility needs to find the person flying...

Anti-Drone Systems: Types, Legality, and Which You Need | Airsight

Anti-drone systems come in two families and eight types. The detection family, radio frequency sensors, radar, cameras, and acoustic sensors, finds,...

Counter-UAS Solutions: How to Shortlist Vendors | Airsight

Shortlisting counter-UAS solutions comes down to five gates applied in order: mission fit, legal posture, system completeness, operational proof, and...

How Do Anti-Drone Systems Work? A Step-by-Step Guide | Airsight

Anti-drone systems work through a five-step sequence: sensors continuously scan the airspace for signs of a drone, classification software determines...

Counter-UAS Systems: What a Complete C-UAS Stack Includes | Airsight

A complete counter-UAS system is built from four layers: a sensor layer that detects and tracks drones, a fusion and command layer that turns sensor...

Counter-Drone Measures: Every Lawful Option, Ranked | Airsight

There are seven lawful counter-drone measures available in the United States, and they range from ones any organization can deploy this month to ones...

What Is Counter-UAS? The Complete C-UAS Guide | Airsight

Counter-UAS, abbreviated C-UAS and sometimes written CUAS, is the set of technologies, procedures, and legal authorities used to defend airspace...

AirSight x Skydio: Closing the Gap Between Drone Detection and Response

Today, AirSight announces a strategic partnership with Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight. AirSight x...

How AirGuard + ADS-B Brings Manned Aircraft and Drone Insights into One View

Introducing AirGuard + ADS-B: Instant Airspace Awareness Intelligence

We are glad to announce that AirGuard, the drone detection software platform,...

The DOJ BIDEN Grant Program: $3 Billion, Three Rounds, and Where Drone Detection Fits

The Department of Justice is putting up to $3 billion on the table for state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies. It's a completely...

Drone Detection System Cost: Total Cost of Ownership Guide | Airsight

The honest answer to what does a drone detection system cost is that hardware is roughly half the question. A sensor quote is a number. A program...

FEMA Counter-UAS Grant Program: How to Fund Drone Detection | Airsight

The Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program is the federal government's dedicated funding stream for state, local, Tribal, and territorial...

Drone Monitoring: What Continuous Coverage Requires | Airsight

Drone monitoring is the continuous, ongoing observation of an airspace rather than the one-time act of detecting an aircraft. A detection system...

Drone Tracking: How to Follow a UAS in Real Time | Airsight

Drone tracking is the practice of maintaining a continuous, updating position on an unmanned aircraft as it moves through your airspace: where it is...

Drone Detection Technology: The Complete Guide | Airsight

Drone detection technology is the set of sensors and software that find, track, and identify unmanned aircraft in a protected airspace. Four sensor...

Radio Frequency Drone Detection: Range, Accuracy & Limits | Airsight

Radio frequency drone detection finds drones by passively listening for their transmissions, and it is usually the first sensor a facility deploys:...

RF Drone Detection: How RF Sensors Find Drones and Pilots | Airsight

RF drone detection is the practice of finding drones by listening for their radio emissions: the command link between the aircraft and its...

Can You Fly a Drone Over Private Property? What the Law Actually Allows | Airsight

Yes, a drone can legally fly over your private property, and no, that does not mean you have no rights. The confusion comes from two systems that...

The FAA's New No-Drone-Zone Rule: How Facilities Can Request Drone Flight Restrictions | Airsight

A no-drone zone is airspace where unmanned aircraft are prohibited or restricted, and until this year, private facilities had almost no way to get...

Can You Shoot Down a Drone? What Federal Law Actually Says | Airsight

No. You cannot legally shoot down a drone in the United States, not over your own backyard, not with a pellet gun, and not because it might be spying...

Anti-Drone Guns | How They Work, and Why You Can't Legally Use One | Airsight

An anti-drone gun is a rifle-shaped radio frequency jammer that severs the link between a drone and its pilot, forcing the aircraft to land, hover,...

Drone Mitigation | Who Can Legally Do It, and How to Get Authorized | Airsight

Drone mitigation is the act of stopping an unmanned aircraft: jamming its control link, taking over its flight controls, capturing it, or destroying...