Protected airspace, detection duties and lawful response options for critical infrastructure
THE CHALLENGE
Critical-infrastructure operators bear operational consequences of drone incidents but lack uniform detection requirements, reliable access to traffic information and legal certainty on permissible protective measures and escalation to authorities.
PROPOSED ACTION
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RESPONSIBLE STAKEHOLDERS
Member States and competent national authorities; European Commission for common minimum principles
TIMELINE
12 months for the legal and technical framework; 24 months for priority implementation
TARGET
All designated priority sites have an approved detection and response concept; connection to the shared air picture demonstrated; authority response times measured and published in aggregated form.