In this new series of blogs, the focus will be on Counter-UAS and UAS planning, specifically the crucial roles that spatial analysis and informed planning play in building effective Counter-UAS assessments and deployments. Across policing, defence, security and critical national infrastructure, the drone threat is now well understood. What is less consistent is the quality […]
Optimising Counter-UAS and Sensor Suites with FPPT Counter-UAS capability is often discussed in terms of technology. New radars, better cameras, smarter effectors. In practice, most failures in counter-UAS operations are not caused by poor equipment, but by poor placement. Sensors that cannot see, systems that do not overlap, and defences that look robust on paper […]
Force protection planning is often associated with combat operations, but modern military deployments extend far beyond offensive and defensive activity. Armed forces are routinely tasked with humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations, often in complex, degraded and rapidly evolving environments.
Modern naval operations increasingly take place within the littoral zone, close to shore, where ships are exposed to an elevated number of threats from land. Whether operating in confined waters, berthed alongside, anchored in a bay or deploying forces ashore, maritime commanders must understand how the surrounding terrain can be used both for and against […]
Forward Operating Bases and temporary positions sit at the centre of most Land operations. They support manoeuvre, house critical assets, and act as hubs for patrols and wider mission activity. They are also predictable, fixed points in a fluid battlespace, which makes them natural targets. The Force Protection Planning Tool (FPPT) gives Land commanders the […]
