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Secure airport operations in digital times
Rheinmetall, an international group for leading technologies in mobility and security, looks at how the complexity of securing an international airport from non-cooperative drones will increase significantly in the near future, considering the known developments and innovations within the drone community.
Rheinmetall Air Defence has designed its C-UAS system to be fully flexible and scalable in order to be adapted and upgraded for new technology and operator requirements.
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ecent reports from various intelligence services state that the next generation of non- commercial, self-made, purpose-built drones will gain performance in range, payload, speed and, most of all, improved flight characteristics. Steering, control technologies and advanced materials will challenge any civil or military counter- drone system.
Detection sensors must increase their performance, range and accuracy to cope with the expected threat, but also to operate at reasonable operational costs. It will be required to have various sensors integrated into a network to cover large areas around critical infrastructure objects. To detect an intrusion early and gain enough time to act, the system needs to be flexible and scalable to achieve maximum efficiency for each
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location. Therefore, a suitable sensor mix at the right site is the key to success. Nevertheless, the appropriate sensor mix and quantity of sensors also require an economic concept for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP). Some ANSPs have already stated that they might manage one central drone detection centre, capable of monitoring and controlling multiple airports at large distances. This clearly outlines the economic benefits with regards to efficient staff planning and allows additional scalabilities. Sharing real-time information is of utmost importance to all stakeholders; mainly ANSPs, police forces and airport operators. Multi-agency capability is not only a catchword in this context – it is one of the most crucial elements in case of a severe incident or
disruption of airport operations caused by a non-cooperative drone. This will take the discussions and developments of the C-UAS system to the next level. Sensors will have a superior performance, but the complexity of such a highly redundant and secure IT network will challenge the industry and stakeholders. Obviously, all technical system architectures must be defined in such a way that they are compliant with all legal restrictions and data security policies of federal authorities.
Flexible architecture for enhanced systems
Rheinmetall Air Defence has designed its C-UAS system from the beginning towards a fully scalable and flexible system architecture that may be adapted, and enhanced for new technology
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