Protecting Against Rogue Drones

Abstract

As of March 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) had registered more than 1.5 million unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), often referred to as drones. More than 70 percent are operated by recreational users. FAA estimates that by 2024, about 2.3 million UAS, including 1.5 million recreational drones and model aircraft and about 800,000 commercial UAS, will be registered to fly in U.S. airspace. As the UAS market expands, there may be an increasing risk that rogue drones that either fail to obey safety rules or are operated for nefarious purposes could threaten manned aircraft operations, airports, critical infrastructure facilities, and high-profile events. These concerns have prompted Congress to examine options for detecting and interdicting drones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 2020
Accession Number
AD1146820

Entities

People

  • Bart Elias

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Navigation
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Congress
  • Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Homeland Security
  • Infrastructure
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Low Altitude
  • New York
  • Security
  • Threats
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space