Drone incursion and counter-drone advisory
Drones over the fence are two different problems.
A port, utility, or launch provider can detect a drone but has no legal authority to stop it. A sheriff's office now has that authority, but only after certification, a written policy, and federal reporting. Both sides need a plan for the moment one hands off to the other.
You can see them. You cannot stop them.
Turn detection logs into a mapped, sourced record of where drones launch, what they approach, and which agency can act. That record supports budgets, insurance, and designation requests.
The authority arrived July 1. The capacity did not.
Get certified people, a counsel-ready policy, and an operations plan in place under the SAFER SKIES rule, before the first incident forces the question.
The gap in three numbers
Sources: Canaveral Port Authority (June 30, 2026); 28 CFR Part 124, 91 FR 41466 (2026); Congressional Research Service, IF13279 (2026).
Where the two programs meet
The handoff decides the outcome.
A site that can only watch depends on an agency that can act. An agency that can act needs to know where and when to look. Each program is built around that handoff, so operators and agencies plan to the same map.
Detect and record
Sensors, logs, and staff observations, kept in a form an investigator can use.
Report and coordinate
Who gets the call, what they receive, and which authority applies at each location.
Respond and mitigate
Action taken under Part 124 by trained, certified officers, with the reports the rule requires.
About
Air defense training, applied to a new kind of airspace problem.
Robert J. Green is an independent national-security researcher and systems engineer based in Melbourne, Florida, on the Space Coast. His work connects drone law, site exposure, and the public record.
- U.S. Army-trainedAir Defense Artillery officer, Florida Army National Guard
- 30 yearssystems and software engineering experience
- Published analysisLaw360 and Small Wars Journal; "Above the Fence" (September 2026) on the seam between land screening and drone law
- Vendor-neutralNo product, reseller, or integrator relationship to protect
- MBAUniversity of Central Florida
Start here
Tell us what is flying, and what decision is ahead.
Every engagement starts with a written scope and a fixed fee or rate before any work begins.
Prefer direct contact? robert@rjgreenresearch.org or (321) 252-9283