Drone Detection & Airspace Security Blog

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...

Drone Tracking Radar: From First Detection to Continuous Track | Airsight

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Anti-Drone Radar: Detecting Autonomous and Non-Emitting Drones | Airsight

Almost every commercial drone detection method assumes the drone is talking. Radio frequency sensors listen for the link between a drone and its...

Drone Detection Radar: How It Works, What It Costs, and Which Type You Need | Airsight

Drone detection radar is the sensor that finds a drone by its physical presence rather than its radio emissions. That single distinction is why radar...

How a Drone Detection System Works: Sensors, Software, and Coverage | Airsight

Drones are now the fastest-growing segment of US aviation, with the commercial fleet projected to pass one million aircraft, and the security problem...

Drone Detection Equipment: The Complete Buyer's Guide | Airsight

Drone incursions are no longer a rare event, and the buying market has rushed to keep up. The FAA logged 411 illegal drone incursions near US...

Drone Scanner Apps vs. Professional Drone Detection: What Can You Really See? | Airsight

Search "drone scanner" and your app store offers a free download in seconds, making it easy to assume spotting drones is a solved problem. The...

Drone Tracker Guide: How to Track Drones in Real Time | Airsight

A drone tracker is a tool or system that detects an unmanned aircraft, fixes its position, and follows its movement in real time, reporting the...

What Is C-UAS? Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Explained | Airsight

C-UAS, short for counter-unmanned aircraft systems, is the set of technologies and procedures used to detect, track, identify, and, when legally...

Military Drone Detection: How Modern Forces Find Hostile UAS | Airsight

Military drone detection is the use of layered sensors - radar, radio frequency (RF) receivers, electro-optical and infrared cameras, and acoustic...

AirSight Gains Broader Contract Opportunities via Strategic Communications as Second CUAS Funding Round Approaches

Airsight, the company behind the AirGuard airspace security platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Strategic Communications, a...

FEMA's Next $250M in Counter-Drone Funding Opens to All States, How to Prepare Now

In our last post, we broke down the over $1 billion in new federal funding FEMA announced to secure the 2026 FIFA World Cup and combat drone threats...

AirSight and Flock Announce Strategic Partnership Following Grant Parish Smuggling Bust

AirSight, the company behind the AirGuard airspace security platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Flock, the public-safety...

Anti-Drone Devices: Handheld Detectors to Enterprise Systems Compared | Airsight

The counter-drone market offers everything from a $2,000 Remote ID receiver you can plug into a laptop to a $1.5 million multi-sensor enterprise...

Drone Security: What Facility Managers Need to Know in 2026 | Airsight

In November 2024, a suspect was arrested and charged with attempting to attach an explosive device to a drone and fly it into a critical...

Drone Defense: How to Build a Layered Airspace Protection Program | Airsight

On May 7, 2026, JIATF-401 selected five military installations for a directed-energy counter-drone pilot program, deploying high-energy lasers and...

Drone Scanners: How RF Detection Identifies Unauthorized Drones | Airsight

When a DJI Mavic 3 lifts off and connects to its remote controller, it broadcasts a radio frequency signal across the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands. That...