Companies Are Forbidden to Stop Drones

The article argues that private companies protecting critical infrastructure have very limited legal authority to stop drones, even when those drones fly over sensitive sites like electric substations. It frames this as a public-safety and national-security gap between growing drone threats and restrictive law. The piece’s core takeaway is that current policy leaves infrastructure operators with responsibility but little power to act. The author pushes for clearer authority and stronger counter-drone rules.