Drone identity, track, and heading is communicated via a standard C2 interface from the drone sensor via SecondSight®, SteelRock’s proprietary situational awareness software tool that supplements the NightFighter operator’s own line-of-sight awareness of threats. Using the system’s handheld RF effector/antenna array, an operator can direct the drone safely to ground for recovery and inspection, command the drone to hover or instruct it to return to base.