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Bird or Drone? The Hardest Classification Problem in Counter-UAS Isn't the One You'd Expect
A counter-drone system can have a million-dollar radar, a steerable thermal camera, and a rack of GPUs, yet still be undone by a seagull. This is the bird vs. drone problem, and it is the most consequential unglamorous challenge in counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). It sounds trivial. A human standing