Tactien Group launches CAST platform for independent counter-drone system testing at critical infrastructure sites
Tactien Group, an independent aviation advisory firm for critical infrastructure, announced CAST (Counter-UXS Assessment & System Testing), a software platform for planning, running and scoring counter-drone evaluations in customers' own environments. Utilities, refineries, data centers and military installations often buy counter-UAS detection systems based on vendor spec sheets and staged demonstrations, which rarely reflect field performance. CAST scores each vendor's detection feed against red team UAS telemetry using a common, deterministic KPI catalog. This is product news with no direct threat or vulnerability, but it addresses the gap between claimed and real-world counter-UAS performance at critical sites.
Technical Details
- KPIs include probability of detection, track continuity, track loss, track accuracy, classification accuracy, Remote ID match, time to classification, multiple-target handling and false positives.
- The same raw test data can be re-scored under multiple operational standards or an operator's own criteria.
- The workflow covers site surveys and mapping, red-team flight planning, test card development, flight operations, detection analysis and performance reporting.
- Sensor placement, RF propagation and network latency are cited as site-specific factors that affect detection performance, for example near high-voltage lines, data center substations or base perimeters.
- Integration of ground, maritime and underwater unmanned systems is scheduled for Q1 2027.
Remediation
No remediation is applicable. Operators of critical infrastructure should validate counter-UAS detection systems in their own environments against their own requirements, rather than relying on vendor specifications or staged demonstrations.
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Tactien Group launches CAST platform for independent counter-drone system testing at critical infrastructure sites
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Tactien Group, an independent aviation advisory firm for critical infrastructure, announced CAST (Counter-UXS Assessment & System Testing), a software platform for planning, running and scoring counter-drone evaluations in customers' own environments. Utilities, refineries, data centers and military installations often buy counter-UAS detection systems based on vendor spec sheets and staged demonstrations, which rarely reflect field performance. CAST scores each vendor's detection feed against red team UAS telemetry using a common, deterministic KPI catalog. This is product news with no direct threat or vulnerability, but it addresses the gap between claimed and real-world counter-UAS performance at critical sites.
Technical Details
- KPIs include probability of detection, track continuity, track loss, track accuracy, classification accuracy, Remote ID match, time to classification, multiple-target handling and false positives.
- The same raw test data can be re-scored under multiple operational standards or an operator's own criteria.
- The workflow covers site surveys and mapping, red-team flight planning, test card development, flight operations, detection analysis and performance reporting.
- Sensor placement, RF propagation and network latency are cited as site-specific factors that affect detection performance, for example near high-voltage lines, data center substations or base perimeters.
- Integration of ground, maritime and underwater unmanned systems is scheduled for Q1 2027.
Remediation
No remediation is applicable. Operators of critical infrastructure should validate counter-UAS detection systems in their own environments against their own requirements, rather than relying on vendor specifications or staged demonstrations.