Glossary
Definitions of drone netting, vehicle cages, and related counter-UAS terms.
- Anti-drone nettingAlso: drone netting, drone nets
Netting above or around an area, intended as a physical barrier against drones.
Canopies- Counter-UASAlso: C-UAS, counter-drone
Measures that address risks from uncrewed aircraft systems, including detection, response, and physical protection.
- Passive physical protection
Physical barriers, including netting and cages, used as part of site or vehicle protection.
Why passive protection- Cope cageAlso: vehicle protective cage, vehicle cage
An informal term for a protective framework or screen above or around a vehicle. The term is associated with the war in Ukraine.
Veil is currently testing its cope-cage prototype, an alternative to conventional metal-lattice cages. Improved blast absorption and occupant protection are development objectives, not demonstrated results. Site illustrations are concepts.
Vehicle protective cages- Standoff
The distance between a barrier and the asset it surrounds.
- FPV droneAlso: first-person-view drone
A drone operated using a video feed from the aircraft.
- Canopy
Overhead netting across a defined area. Side coverage may be included.
Canopies- Net enclosure
Overhead and side netting around equipment or a defined area, with access openings.
Net enclosures- Route corridorAlso: net corridor, roadway netting
Netting along a road or access lane. The layout accounts for traffic, entry points, and inspection access.
Route corridors
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