Module 2: Terrorism and Attacks on Public Spaces

DroneWISE Counter-UAV Training Module 2: Terrorism and Attacks on Public Spaces

Aims & Objectives

The aim of Module 2: Terrorism and Attacks on Public Spaces is to provide an introduction to terrorism and the terrorist tactic of attacking public spaces.

The primary objectives of Module 2 are:

To provide a first-responder agency operational understanding of terrorism including definition, classification and key characteristics.
To provide an understanding of the terrorist tactic to attack places, including methodology, key motivations and intended outcomes.
To examine a series of case studies assessing terrorist attacks on public spaces.
To introduce and explain protective security methods and measures to protect public spaces from terrorist attack.

Stronger Together Collaboration to counter the terrorist threat from drones

Protecting the public from acts of terrorism requires a multi-agency partnership approach with each organisation bringing its expertise to bear in concert with others.
To counter the threat effectively, all in authority are now required to broaden their knowledge and understanding of terrorism as a concept.
Developing an understanding of terrorism will ensure that all professional practitioners are better prepared to protect the public from a diverse range of terrorist related activity.

Blackstone’s Counter-Terrorism Handbook (2012) Oxford University Press