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Средства за защита на летища и прилежащите им територии от нерегламентирани влитания на дистанционно управляеми авиационни системи
Protection of airports and their adjacent territories from unauthorized access of unmanned aerial vehicles

Author(s): Atanas Atanasov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drones; airports; critical national infrastructure

Summary/Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicles – being the fastest developing segment of contemporary aviation nowadays are rapidly increasing both in sheer number and in capabilities and technical complexness, which allows them to be an indispensable asset for conducting large number various tasks. While their popularity constantly grows, the peril that unauthorized exploitation of such vehicles pose, shouldn’t be disregarded, especially when it comes to critical national infrastructure and airports and their adjacent territories in particular. The following paper examines some of the most commonly used means to counteract unauthorized and ill-minded access into and over airports and their adjacent territories

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