Decision Making in Managing the Choice of UAV Threat Detection Systems in the Protection of Critical Infrastructure Facilities

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can pose a significant threat to critical infrastructure such as power plants, reservoirs, oil and gas pipelines, airports, etc. This is due to the fact that some types of UAVs can be used to carry out terrorist acts or espionage. A variety of measures can be used to protect critical infrastructure from UAV threats, including physical barriers, security drones, UAV detection and defense systems, and airspace management systems. It is also important to develop technologies for detecting and intercepting UAVs in order to quickly respond to threats and prevent possible attacks. The paper is devoted to decision making on the choice of the appropriate small weight UAV detection system in order to counter UAV threats for critical infrastructure facilities. As the basic system was chosen the combined use of optical systems and acoustic sensors working on two-component UAV complex: radar UAV and interceptor UAV.