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 […]
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 […]
