Field Notes: Securing a Solar Farm Against Rogue UAVs

A 200 MW solar site in a semi-arid region faced repeated low-altitude incursions over its inverter blocks. The security team started with RF detection and found the majority of events were consumer drones flown from a nearby road.

Adding a thermal camera on a mast shortened response time at night. The decisive fix was procedural: a documented escalation path with local police.

Hardware alone rarely closes the gap. Site teams need a routine that tells them who calls whom at 2 a.m.