Handbook on UAS risk assessment and principles for physical hardening of buildings and sites
The purpose of the current handbook is to provide guidance against the growing international threat posed by the malicious use of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. The focus narrows down into recommendations for a robust and usable approach for the physical hardening of non-military infrastructures and public spaces against this borderless phenomenon. It addresses shortcomings encountered in the design of such security solutions and aims at producing a simple, self-contained guide to enable the selection of appropriate measures that are able to mitigate and/or deter potential attacks.
Towards assessing the relevant risk, a detailed analytical procedure is illustrated for identifying the weaknesses of the potential targets and calculating the parameters that influence the likelihood of manifestation of a UAS-driven attack and its consequences. A methodological approach is proposed that facilitates the development of attack scenarios depending on the vulnerabilities of the examined asset, assisting their comparison in terms of severity and probability of occurrence.
Advice is provided for the introduction of physical hardening measures that may effectively treat the evaluated threat. This measures span from physical protective measures to concealment or disguising efforts to make the target less attractive. Such an approach overcomes many of the legal and operational shortcomings of counter UAS technologies and provides a variety of methods for securing a site.
KARLOS Vasileios;
LARCHER Martin;
Karlos, V. and Larcher, M., Protection against Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Handbook on UAS Risk Assessment and Principles for Physical Hardening of Buildings and Sites, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023, doi:10.2760/758582, JRC132967.
2023-10-18
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC132967
978-92-68-01267-3 (online),
978-92-68-06615-7 (print),
1831-9424 (online),
1018-5593 (print),
EUR 31458 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-458-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-NA-31-458-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC132967,
10.2760/969680 (online),
10.2760/758582 (print),
