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High-level workshop on drone detection

Jorge Munir El Malek Vázquez

3rd October 2019

Indra Defence and Security

Securing Airports

A Convergence

Approach

AgendaIndra, who are we?

The challenge:

UAS Two sides of the same coin

Airports:

an unique and specific case

The solution:

A convergence approach

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Who are we?

Comprehensive offer

of high value-added

proprietary solutions

and advanced services

Major customers

in key sectors and

geographies

R&D&i 5%-8% of

revenues

+200 agreements

with research centers

and universities

Global

technology

company

3,104M€2018 revenues

43,000 professionals

Commercial operations

+140 countries

At the heart of every business

A new sales portfolio structure and commercial positioning

CAGR (2016-20)

Transport & Defence (T&D)

Leading worldwide provider of proprietary solutions

in niche areas

Minsait (IT)

Leading Digital company in Spain and LatAm

Air Traffic

ManagementTransport

Defence

and Security

+4% >10% +5%+5%IT

Digital

>10%

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The challenge: UAS

Two sides of the

same coin

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Multiple great applications

Ref – “Plan Estratégico para el desarrollo del sector civil de los drones en España 2018-2021”, Ministerio de Fomento, España

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… but not always so great

UAS/RPAS have become a real and significant threat for infrastructures and people due to their errant or malicious use


Evolving and improving really fast

UAS Technology is improving fast to support new and more advanced technical features

Drone

Technology

Tx Range: 0.3-1.0Km

Only GPS

NO Obstacle Sensing Technology

Low number of embedded sensors

+5 yearsago

Tx Range: +8Km

Multiconstellation and Antispoofing

Obstacle Sensing Technology (360º)

Assitance based on Multiple sensor

Today

Automation and higher sophisticationare the main challenges

Great improvements are at the same time new challenges which increase the threat

Sense and Avoid

GNSS denied navigation Swarm coordinationHeavier cargo delivery

Sense and Attack

Non effective jamming & spoofing countermeasures

More sophisticatedattacks

More dangerous payloads

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Airports:

An unique & specific case


General Framework

It is not the same

Civil vs. Military scenario

Critical vs. Non critical Infra

Small vs. Big area

Area with vs. without people

Urban vs. rural (open) scenario

Fixed vs. Mobile deployment

Each user and scenario requires specific considerations.

Simplicity, Adaptability and Scalability are key features of the solution to support this reality.


General Framework

It is not the same

Airports present really specific and unique challenges

“… we learned the airport environment presents a number of uniquechallenges to the use of technologies available for civil use”

(FAA, Counter UAS Airport Sponsor Letter, July 2018)

Conditioning the specific configuration and performance of any solution

Safety, Security and Efficiency restrictions

Coexistence with current infrastructure, processes and procedures

Performance needs and costs (Coverage distance, interferences, etc.)

Multiple stakeholders (Airport Manager, ANSPs, Security Forces, Air Force, Local Authorities, …)


1. InformationDrones are not detected by current surveillance systems, no informationis available about the location of the threat and the associated risks. This affects both security and safety.

2. Means to handle the threat

Once the drone is discovered, ANSPs and/or airports do not have means to evaluate the severity of the threat and to neutralize it (if required).

3. Coordination

Coordination between airport, security forces and ANSPs is needed to minimize the time necessary to resume air navigation services.

What are the

current

limitations

against this

threat?

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The solution: A Convergence Approach


Global Overview: A Convergence Approach

ATMUTM

Collaborative UAS

C-UAS Solution

>99% <1%

Errant or HostileNon collaborative (Bad Guys) Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Drones can be collaborative and non-collaborative


Indra proposes

Indra Air Drones Set of services, delivered jointly by one or more entities, that

allow the efficient, sustainable, safe and secure access and usage

of the airspace in which all kind of drones will perform different

kind of operations, in a safe way both for airspace users and

people and assets in the ground.

UTM

A Key contributor

to the solution,

focused on

collaborative UAS


Counter UAS: The last piece of the puzzle

Detection and Identification (D&I)Early detection and identification with one or multiple sensors

Analysis and Decision TakingAfter D&I, analysis of the threat-risk and Decision taking

Neutralization (If applicable)Countermeasures of detected and identified hazardous target(s)

Command and Control System


Indra proposes

C-UAS ARMS

Multilayer System(MultiSensor, MultiEffector,

MultiSystem) is the

key approach to CUAS success

Radar RF Sensor Remote ID

ATM

Command & Control

ARMS

UTM

Camera

Active and Passive sensors

Detection, Identification and Tracking

Situational Awareness

Neutralization

SDR Jamming / GPS Spoofing

Countermeasures


C-UAS ATM

UTM

Contributesto airspacesecurity

Contributes to commercialaviation safety

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The complete integration allows thereduction of false positives, threats

classification and increments thesituational awareness for every actor

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Safety & Security

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The Key Strategy: A convergence approach with several stages

C-UAS and ATM surveillancedata exchange

UTM collaborativedrone informationand alarms, C-UAS and ATM surveillanceexchange

Comunicationsand commandsfrom ATM

Procedural coordinationbetween C-UAS and ATM

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First step, let’s start with Situational Awareness

There is

technology ready

to detect and

identify small

drones in both

approach flight

paths and airport

perimeter

But we need to clarify non technical issues, such as:

Coordination protocol (steps, role)

Specific regulation (authority)

Certification

Standardization

Considering

C-UAS at

Airports

Airports have specific and unique challenges

Let’s be ready to face non collaborative “hostile UAS”. Solutions such as Remote ID are only a part of the solution

Convergence approach (ATM, UTM, C-UAS) is the key stone of the solution, including non technical issues (Coordination protocols, specific regulation, …)

There is technology ready to secure airports. Let’s consider a coordinated multi-stage plan

Indra can and wants to contribute to solve this complex puzzle

FiveIdeas

Defence & SecurityAvda. de Bruselas 35

28108 Alcobendas

Madrid, Spain

Miguel Acitores.

Director of Security Business Unit

[email protected]

Jorge Munir

Head of C-UAS Solutions

[email protected]

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