THREAT LANDSCAPE
Contraband Delivery
• UAVs carry phones, drugs, knives, etc., and drop or winch them into the prison yard, undermining custody order.
External Collusion
• Provide inside-outside comms, escape GPS fixes, and even reconnaissance, creating major security loopholes.
Covert Penetration
• Exploit open terrain around prisons, approach low and slow from long range, bypassing conventional security and loitering undetected.
REGULATORY CHALLENGES
Coverage Gaps
• Large, open perimeters leave low-altitude blind spots; traditional sensors cannot maintain continuous tracks on fast, small targets.
Identification Difficulty
• Mixed UAV models and flight profiles; in poor weather they are easily confused with birds, giving legacy detectors high false-alarm rates.
Response Lag
• Reliance on manual intervention lengthens the kill-chain; warning, confirmation and counter-UAS cannot be completed in seconds, so the intervention window is missed.
