Counter-UAS (C-UAS) is becoming a defining challenge for organizations responsible for protecting critical infrastructure, public safety, and national security. In a new Security Management article, Knowmadics CEO, Paul Maguire, examines how C-UAS strategies must evolve to keep pace.
Commercial drones and autonomous systems are reshaping the security environment. Once primarily the domain of nation-state militaries, these technologies are now widely accessible to criminal organizations and individual actors, creating new challenges for critical infrastructure, public safety, and national security.
The article explores why effective C-UAS requires layered sensing, modular system architectures, and stronger collaboration among government, industry, researchers, and operators. It also highlights how collaborative innovation environments, including the Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA), help evaluate emerging capabilities against operational requirements and accelerate the transition from concept to capability.
The full analysis is available in Security Management, where Maguire examines the policy, technology, and operational changes needed to strengthen C-UAS readiness for the next generation of autonomous threats.
