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Last Updated: April 25, 2022 | Press Releases

Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Administration’s C-UAS National Action Plan and Legislative Proposal

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the Administration’s Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) National Action Plan and legislative proposal.

Last Updated: October 28, 2021 | Press Releases

Feature Article: Montana Skies Provide the Perfect Backdrop for Testing Border Security Tech

S&T and its National Urban Security Technology Laboratory collaborated with federal and industry partners on a series of air domain awareness technology demonstrations in Montana.

Last Updated: October 5, 2021 | Press Releases

Feature Article: Safely Integrating Our Airspace in the Age of Drones

S&T launched two unique efforts related to unmanned aircraft systems traffic management and air domain awareness.

Last Updated: June 10, 2021 | Press Releases

Feature Article: Evaluating Border Security Technologies in the Plains of North Dakota

S&T and NUSTL have been working with a coalition of partners (including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and industry) for more than a year on Air Domain Awareness (ADA) efforts, culminating with a series of technology demonstrations that kicked off in April 2021.

Last Updated: February 4, 2021 | Press Releases

Feature Article: Air Domain Awareness at the Northern Border

The capability to detect, track, and identify aerial-based threats is more commonly known as air domain awareness.

Last Updated: January 11, 2021 | Site Page

Controlling our Airspace in the Age of Drones

We at S&T have a story to tell that includes cool technology and the best minds in government research and development coming together to keep our country, and the skies above it, safe.

Last Updated: August 17, 2020 | Publication

Interagency Legal Advisory on UAS Detection and Mitigation Technologies

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing an advisory guidance document to assist non-federal public and private entities interested in using technical tools, systems, and capabilities to detect and mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  The advisory is intended to provide an overview of potentially applicable federal laws and regulations, as well as some factors relevant to whether those laws may apply to particular actions or systems.

Last Updated: April 2, 2020 | Press Releases

Snapshot: First Responders Assess Drones for Search and Rescue Missions

S&T initiated the FRROST program in 2018 to help the first responder community evaluate drones in real-world field conditions under simulated scenarios to inform their purchases.

Last Updated: February 12, 2019 | Press Releases

Snapshot: Working with NASA to Secure Drone Traffic

NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry have partnered to develop a capability to manage national airspace drone traffic in the future, called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) infrastructure, rolling out in phases over time.

Last Updated: November 2, 2018 | Press Releases

Snapshot: Detecting Drones Through Machine Learning, Cameras

Combined with machine learning, however, a camera can tell a different story. Today, this budding technology is helping the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Sandia National Laboratories create more precise drone detection capability through visuals alone.