Drone detection for companies: You should know this blind spot

Drone detection is still a blind spot for most companies in Germany, and it is larger than most would care to admit. While the ground around plants, production facilities and logistics centers has long been seamlessly monitored, the airspace above mostly remains completely unsecured.

LivEye knows about terrain, that is our core business. We know exactly who is climbing over a fence at night down to the minute. But whether a drone is currently circling over their own company premises? Regarding this, most companies have so far maintained a polite shrug.

We are now closing exactly this gap, from top to bottom rather than vice versa. Anyone who previously only knew the ground now also knows the sky above. The solution can also be booked directly via NSTR.

Why drone detection is becoming increasingly important for companies and operators of critical infrastructures

Drones are cheap, quiet and can be controlled from a great distance. For operators of critical infrastructures (KRITIS), industrial plants and logistics centers, this creates a new risk: espionage, sabotage or simply unauthorized overflights that have simply gone undetected until now. Classic surveillance of fences and premises does not cover this area. Drone detection requires its own sensors and its own processes.

LivEye Drone Detect and Drone Locate: Drone detection as a scalable service

With the launch of LivEye Drone Detect and LivEye Drone Locate, drone detection, alerting and situational awareness are available for the first time as a scalable service, capable of being combined with existing LivEye and NSTR systems. Both solutions are:

• Available as Plug and Play, without complex special installation

• Combinable with your existing LivEye or NSTR installation, without a system change

• Connected 24/7 to the LivEye Security Operations

The standard behind this is extremely simple: ordered today, ready for action tomorrow. The airspace over a company premises has rarely been brought under control faster.

For NSTR customers, this means in concrete terms: Even if you booked via NSTR, you benefit from the same technology and connection, without replacing or reconfiguring your system.

How does drone detection work in practice?

Drone Detect identifies drones in the vicinity of the monitored site and reports them in real-time to the control center. Drone Locate complements the situational picture with the precise position and flight movement. Both streams of information converge 24/7 at the LivEye Security Operations, the same control center that already manages your site surveillance. There is no additional operational effort for you: one alarm, one contact person, one system.

Drone Competence Center Landscheid: Training for emergencies

In parallel with the product launch, LivEye has opened a new Drone Competence Center in Landscheid. There, companies, operators of critical structures, public authorities and security officers learn in one-day seminars how drone threats arise and how to counter them confidently instead of reacting hectically.

Because technology alone is not enough. Anyone who has to make the right decisions in an emergency must first understand what they are dealing with.

Are companies allowed to counter drones themselves?

No, as a rule, they are not. The active defense against a drone, such as through jammers or physical countermeasures, remains the responsibility of the authorities. What every company can and should do, however, is to know whether a drone is currently flying over its own premises. This information is the first and often decisive step to being able to react correctly at all, for example to inform authorities in a targeted manner and with reliable data.

Common questions about drone detection

What does drone detection cost for companies?
That depends on the size of the terrain and the desired level of protection. Since Drone Detect and Drone Locate are offered as a scalable service, the solution can be tailored individually to the respective needs.

Can I also book drone detection via NSTR?
Yes. The solution comes from LivEye and can be booked directly through LivEye as well as through NSTR, and can be combined with existing systems of both brands.

How quickly is a drone detection system ready for use?
In general: ordered today, ready for action tomorrow.

Who operates the monitoring in the background?
All notifications converge 24/7 at the LivEye Security Operations, the same control center that also manages your existing site surveillance.

Conclusion: Not a product, but a complete security approach

This is the core of our news: not a single product, but a complete approach of technology, operation and training. Just as has long been proven on the ground, the same now applies to the air: LivEye is vigilant so you don't have to be, from the fence to the sky above.

Are you already using an NSTR or LivEye system and would like to expand it to include drone detection? Contact us.