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Super Bowl Security: The Growing Challenge of Unauthorized Drones Over Stadiums
- As drone incursions at sporting events surge, stadium operators and law enforcement push for Congressional action on counter-UAS measures.
- The potential threat from UAVs over sports stadiums and surrounding areas has grown at an exponential rate.
- The FAA has declared the airspace within a radius of 3 nautical miles of the stadium a ‘No Drone Zone’ on Super Bowl Sunday.
- The NFL itself has had more than its share of drone-related incidents, and public information campaigns have been unsuccessful in curbing the issue.
- In 2025, counter-drone defense company Dedrone reported 137 temporary flight restriction violations at events and venues in the U.S.
- Lanier suggests that rogue drones pose a danger to the general public and that the local law enforcement agencies lack the necessary authority to take mitigation measures against these incidents.
- The NFL and other sports organizations have urged Congress to pass legislation that would give state and local law enforcement agencies more authority to counteract illegal drones over major sporting events and other vulnerable sites.
- The Stadium Managers Association (SMA) agreed that Congress needs to implement legislation to help protect sports venues from unwanted drone incursions.
- SMA has been emphasizing the need to solve the drone problem since 2016.
- Open-air stadiums holding in tens of thousands of fans are ideal targets for bad actors and negligent drone pilots.
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