EU Counter-Drone Action Plan: What's Actually in It
The European Commission published its drone and counter-drone action plan. What it contains, what it lacks, and what it means for European C-UAS procurement.
Briefing
Analytical pieces connecting multiple developments across the C-UAS landscape.
FCC Covered List and C-UAS: What It Means
The FCC added foreign-made drones to the Covered List. What this means for the drone threat landscape, the C-UAS industry, and organisations that rely on Chinese drone platforms.
The Commercial C-UAS Market Is About to Explode
Commercial counter-drone is no longer a niche. SAFER SKIES, World Cup funding, airport incidents, and critical infrastructure threats are creating a market that could dwarf military C-UAS.
Airport Drone Incidents Are Getting Worse
European airport drone incursions are accelerating. Why airports are uniquely hard to defend, what is being done, and why the gap between threat and response remains wide.
The Swarm Threat: Reality vs. Hype
Drone swarms are the industry's favourite fear. What is technically real, what is marketing fiction, and why current C-UAS systems are not designed for the problem.
C2 Platform Wars: Comparing the Brains of Modern C-UAS
Comparing C-UAS command and control platforms. Lattice vs DroneSentry-C2 vs Dedrone vs FAAD C2. Why C2 matters more than hardware and what makes a good platform.
Lessons from Ukraine: What the Battlefield Teaches Us About C-UAS
Operational C-UAS lessons from Ukraine. EW dominance, kinetic limits, the classification gap, and why adaptation cycles measured in weeks break procurement models built for years.
The Authority Gap: Why Most Organisations Can Detect Drones But Cannot Stop Them
The disconnect between detection capability and legal mitigation authority. What the authority gap means for procurement decisions and why detection-only may be your only legal option.
JIATF-401: What the Pentagon's Counter-Drone Shakeup Means
The Pentagon consolidates counter-drone under JIATF-401. What this means for vendors, procurement officers, and the fragmented C-UAS acquisition landscape.
Directed Energy for Counter-UAS: Promise, Physics, and Reality
Directed energy weapons for counter-drone. The physics of lasers and microwaves, who is building what, and why the technology is not yet the game-changer vendors claim.
SAFER SKIES Act: What It Actually Means for Counter-Drone
The SAFER SKIES Act signed into law. What it authorises, what it does not, and what practitioners need to know about expanded counter-drone authority.