C-UAS Terms Explained: Counter UAS & Anti-Drone Glossary
C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems) technology spans more than a dozen industrial disciplines, including radar detection, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensing, RF detection, GNSS spoofing and jamming countermeasures, command and control, drone platforms, power amplifiers and transmission chains, antennas, and communication data links. Terminology across this field is fragmented, with inconsistent naming conventions that create real obstacles for cross-team and cross-language communication.
To address this, we've compiled 260 commonly used terms from across the field, organized into 13 major categories. Each term includes translations in Spanish, French, Russian, and Arabic, along with an English definition from AE Defense — helping global teams and partners quickly align on concepts and standardize terminology.





