The alarm sounds at 3:47 AM. Controllers at a major European airport scramble as their newly installed drone detection system triggers its fifteenth false alert this week—this time identifying a plastic bag as a “hostile drone swarm.” Meanwhile, three miles away, an actual autonomous drone completes its unauthorized surveillance mission,

You’re sitting in a conference room with 3 different drone detection vendors. Each claims their solution is “best-in-class” and “airport-proven.” Their pitches all sound the same. So how do you choose? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: 70% of airport counter-drone implementations fail to meet expectations, not because of bad technology, but

The $64M Wake-Up Call Every Airport Must Heed A commercial airliner approaches San Francisco International Airport when suddenly, the pilot spots a drone outside the cockpit window-passing within 300 feet of their aircraft. This scenario is no longer rare. Over 3,000 drone events have occurred near American airports since 2021,

Introduction : The Importance of Drone Detection to Airport Security in 2025 Think of one rogue drone that delays dozens of flights, strands thousands of passengers and costs an airport millions in delays. This is not a supposition; it is the reality of any airport today. The issue has become