When a helicopter is operating into an unfamiliar area, the landing site decision is often made quickly, under pressure and with incomplete local knowledge. In daylight, crews may be able to make much of that assessment visually. They can assess the ground, surrounding obstacles, approach options and local conditions from the air before committing to land. At night, that challenge […]
Across this series, the focus has been on Counter-UAS planning, understanding the environment, identifying vulnerabilities, siting capability effectively, and building layered resilience around the assets and activities that matter most. This final article brings those themes together by looking at a wider operational challenge: how friendly UAS activity is planned and managed in an environment where hostile […]
In the previous articles in this series, the focus has been on planning, understanding the environment, and positioning capability effectively within it. The next step is to understand what is actually being protected and why not all parts of a site or operation carry the same consequences. This is where Counter-UAS planning needs to move […]
Putting sensors, trackers and effectors where they work In the previous articles in this series, the focus has been on why Counter-UAS capability starts with planning, and how terrain, structures and environment shape the problem. The next step is turning that understanding into practical deployment decisions. This is where many Counter-UAS approaches begin to break […]
In our previous article, the focus was on why Counter-UAS capability starts with planning rather than equipment. The next step is understanding what that planning is actually based on. At the centre of any effective Counter-UAS assessment is a clear understanding of the physical environment. Terrain, structures, vegetation, and infrastructure do not just form the […]
