How Exposed is US Critical Infrastructure to Drone Threats?
An estimated 93% of 54 nuclear sites, 90% of the top 20 oil refineries, and 63% of the major 30 airports in the United States lack comprehensive, layered C-UAS protection.
An estimated 93% of 54 nuclear sites, 90% of the top 20 oil refineries, and 63% of the major 30 airports in the United States lack comprehensive, layered C-UAS protection.
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Defense procurement officers face an impossible choice: expensive kinetic air defense or cost-effective but limited EW systems. The answer lies in strategic layering and hybrid architecture.
Commercial facilities can be targeted based on their perceived identity, rather than operational function, and almost none carry independent kinetic protection calibrated for unmanned threats.