Banks officially allowed to use counter-UAV measures: what it means for facility security systems

The development of legislation on countering unmanned aerial systems (UAS) continues to reflect changes in the nature of modern threats. In June 2026, a federal law came into force granting the Bank of Russia, the Russian Cash Collection Association («Rosinkas»), Sberbank and a special postal communications organization the right to independently decide to neutralize the operation of UAS when protecting guarded facilities. The law provides for the possibility of employing various countermeasures, including radio-electronic suppression of command-and-control signals and other prescribed measures.
Previously, such powers were primarily concentrated with law enforcement agencies and departmental security services. The new changes demonstrate that protection of facilities from UAS is becoming not only a matter of state security but also an important element of ensuring the resilience of organizations that hold critical infrastructure.

The law reflects a new approach to security

These amendments should not be seen merely as an extension of authority for certain organizations. They actually confirm the broader trend of recent years — a shift from incident response to incident prevention.
Today, unmanned aerial systems are regarded as a real risk factor for banking infrastructure, industrial enterprises, energy facilities, transport hubs, logistics centers and other organizations where even a short-term disruption can lead to serious economic consequences.
That is why modern security systems are increasingly built on the principle of layered (defense-in-depth) protection, combining engineering and technical measures with organizational controls.

Layered protection becomes an industry standard

Experience shows that effective counter-UAS capability cannot be provided by a single technical measure. Contemporary systems include several interrelated elements:

• threat assessment and facility-specific analysis;
• detection and identification of UAS;
• employment of electronic warfare (EW) measures;
• engineering protection of the most vulnerable zones;
• centralized security system management;
• personnel training and response procedure development.
  This approach substantially increases a facility’s resilience to modern threats and minimizes potential consequences of incidents.

New requirements — new tasks for enterprises

Although the enacted law directly concerns a limited category of organizations, its significance is much broader. It confirms the direction of the whole security industry: UAS protection is becoming not an auxiliary measure but an integral component of a facility’s security system.
Already, many enterprises are proactively assessing their own risks, upgrading existing security systems and implementing specialized solutions for UAS detection and countermeasures.
This preventive approach enables timely adaptation to evolving threats and helps ensure uninterrupted operation of critical facilities.

Integrated solutions for facility protection

ALANDR PRO implements projects for the creation of integrated counter-UAS systems for industrial enterprises, infrastructure facilities and organizations across various sectors.
Work is carried out on a full-cycle basis and includes facility survey, threat analysis, protection system design, selection and deployment of electronic warfare solutions, installation of protective constructions, as well as ongoing service support and equipment modernization.
Such a comprehensive approach today forms the basis of effective protection against contemporary aerial threats.