Drone Detection & Airspace Security Blog

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...

Winning the Next $250M+: Key Takeaways from the AirSight & Juvare FEMA Phase 2 Playbook

The federal counter-drone funding landscape is moving faster than ever. Following Phase 1 of FEMA’s Counter-UAS grant program—which saw $250 million...

Which Counter-UAS Vendors Support Integration with Existing Security Cameras?

UAV Radar Detection: Military and Critical Infrastructure Applications | Airsight

UAV radar detection is the use of radar to find, track, and classify unmanned aerial vehicles, and it is the detection method that carried over from...

Can Radar Detect Drones? Yes, but Not All Radar Can | Airsight

Yes, radar can detect drones, and it is one of the most effective ways to do it. Radar detects any object that moves and reflects energy, so it finds...