Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Overview
CISA’s Be Air Aware™ program helps increase awareness of cyber and physical risks posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Be Air Aware™ materials on this page provide essential, ready-to-use information about UAS threats and steps to effectively mitigate risk to critical infrastructure and public gatherings.
CISA’s Role
CISA provides technical assistance to federal, private sector, and state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in managing cyber and physical risks posed by UAS to our nation’s critical infrastructure.
This is achieved by maintaining effective public-private partnerships dedicated to sharing threat and vulnerability information, providing risk mitigation guidance, building security capacity at the local level, and coordinating federal capabilities to counter credible drone threats.
CISA also encourages partners to Be Air Aware. This includes understanding compliant and noncompliant UAS flights, recognizing and reporting suspicious UAS activity, and establishing processes to effectively engage reckless or criminal operators.
Featured Content
Unmanned Aircraft Systems FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for critical infrastructure owners and operators.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Considerations for Law Enforcement Action
When law enforcement action is taken against UAS and their operators, SLTT law enforcement personnel need to be aware of several Federal statutes that that can affect their engagement, in addition to being familiar with the technical nature of UAS.
HSIN-CI UAS Cybersecurity and C-UAS Portal
The HSIN-CI UAS Cybersecurity and C-UAS Portal facilitates communication and collaboration between partners to understand and manage cyber and physical risks posed by UAS to critical infrastructure.
Publications
Discover critical infrastructure publications.
Cybersecurity Guidance: Chinese-Manufactured UAS
Secure Your Drone: Privacy and Data Protection Guidance
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Addressing Critical Infrastructure Security Challenges
Unauthorized Drone Activity Over Sporting Venues
Responding to Drone Calls: Guidance for Emergency Communications Centers
Contact Us
For more information, please send an email to SUASsecurity@cisa.dhs.gov.
In case of an emergency, or to report suspicious activity or events, call 9-1-1 or contact local law enforcement.