Drones and Robotics
Advanced robotics have furthered the development of autonomous systems, which increasingly have produced unmanned platforms for security applications. Robots that can defuse bombs, for example, can mitigate specific threats while safeguarding human lives. So too have drones widened the use of video surveillance from the air. SIA tracks the latest developments in such technologies for its members.
Implementing the “Air Domain” Into Your Security Program: A Framework to Consider
Building Intelligence’s Bill Edwards, chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group, explores what can be done and where business owners and staff can start. Let’s be honest – there is…
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Surveillance and Beyond: How Autonomous Indoor Drones Address Security and Operational Challenges
The security industry finds itself at the heart of a technological renaissance. Indoor drones, in particular, herald a new era of security solutions. These aerial devices are redefining the boundaries…
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Guest Post: sUAS and the Urban Fight
Building Intelligence’s Bill Edwards, Chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group, Discusses How Tunnels Affect Drone Operations and Why Security Professionals Should Care Operating, detecting and mitigating drones in a…
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Guest Post: Building the “Air Domain” Into Your Security Program
Building Intelligence’s Bill Edwards, Chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group, Answers the Question, “Where Do I Start?” The small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) evolution is well underway. A recent…
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Securing Mass Gathering Events: A Simple Design Framework That Considers the Air Domain
Planning and executing a mass gathering event is challenging, requires extensive coordination and can be time-consuming – it is also one of the most important security and safety actions you can…
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Ukraine Is the World’s Drone Laboratory: How Does This Transcend Security in Society?
The war in Ukraine has brought us a ringside view of the most expansive drone technology testing the world has ever seen. Hundreds of simultaneous experiments of aerial, terrestrial and aquatic…
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Autonomous Solutions Gaining Acceptance From Regulators, Law Enforcement and Hollywood
Security practitioners who want to deploy advanced solutions sometimes find themselves constrained by laws and regulations that cannot keep up with the pace of technological change. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
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Protecting Mass Gathering Venues Against Drone Threats: How SIA and the Industry Are Leading the Way
Bill Edwards and Cory Peterson discuss how SIA and our members are working to advance UAS-specific authorities and regulations within the United States Code. It’s Time to Protect the Public…
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Guest Opinion: Act Now to Secure Public Space: Commercial Drones Continue to Evolve and We Have No Plan!
I’ve written before about the urgent need to update and develop airspace regulations for commercial drone technology, and I want to share further thoughts and ideas with the security industry…
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Drone-Related Threats Addressed in New Government Stopgap Funding Law and Multiple Active Bills
The U.S. government has narrowly averted a midnight shutdown of most federal agencies with the passage of a short-term spending bill hours before the deadline. The stopgap bill passed in…
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