Anti-unmanned aerial vehicle detection system for airports: Aviation and national security perspective
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Date
2024
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Journal of Transportation Security
Abstract
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles gained significant popularity in the last decade as dem onstrated by their wide usage in various fields. From around the year 2001, the
usage of unmanned aerial vehicles’ technology was mainly confined to law en forcement agencies such as the military, police, and customs. In the contemporary,
terrorists have also been observed to be using unmanned aerial vehicles to attack
aviation facilities. The current paper examines the levels of vulnerability of the
Namibian airports to possible intrusion and attack from unmanned aerial vehicles, a
situation that could pose a serious threat to aviation and national security. Adopting
a qualitative research approach, the study made use of a questionnaire and semi structured interview guide to collect primary data from the participants. Microsoft
Excel was used to analyse the data. The study establishes that Namibian airports
are prone to attacks from unmanned aerial vehicles as there are no anti-unmanned
aerial vehicle detection systems installed at all airports in the country. Thus, there is
clear evidence that the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority and the Namibian Airport
Company’s regulations and policies on aviation safety and security did not prioritise
the installation of anti-unmanned aerial vehicle detection systems at all airports in
Namibia. The paper suggests that, in order to enhance aviation safety and security,
a joint civil/military Information Technology Unit, responsible for spoofing, detec tion, and the monitoring of illicit unmanned aerial vehicle operations should be
set up and operations activated at all airports and other public infrastructures in
Namibia
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UAVs, Airports’ vulnerability, Anti-unmanned aerial vehicle detection system, UAV attack, Aviation safety and security, National security