A method for disrupting operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs, using a system that includes: a pointing stage; a camera attached to the pointing stage, the camera having an optical axis; a set of directional antennas attached to the pointing stage and aligned with the optical axis of the camera; Radio Frequency, RF, electronics, coupled to the set of directional antennas; and control circuitry, coupled to the pointing stage, the camera, and the set of directional antennas via the RF circuitry, the method comprising: identifying a target UAV based upon image data acquired from the camera; with the set of directional antennas oriented toward the target UAV, detecting a set of down-link signals from the target UAV via the set of directional antennas; analyzing the set of down-link signals; generating a disrupting signal based on analyzing the set of down-link signals, the disrupting signal including a pattern that shares a characteristic with the set of down-link signals; and transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV via the set of directional antennas, wherein analyzing the set of down-link signals includes identifying a modulation modality and a bit rate of the set of down-link signals, wherein generating the disrupting signal includes producing, as part of the disrupting signal, a bit stream having a generated bit rate equal to the identified bit rate, and wherein transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV is performed in accordance with the identified modulation modality. a pointing stage; a camera attached to the pointing stage, the camera having an optical axis; a set of directional antennas attached to the pointing stage and aligned with the optical axis of the camera; Radio Frequency, RF, electronics, coupled to the set of directional antennas; and control circuitry, coupled to the pointing stage, the camera, and the set of directional antennas via the RF circuitry, the method comprising: identifying a target UAV based upon image data acquired from the camera; with the set of directional antennas oriented toward the target UAV, detecting a set of down-link signals from the target UAV via the set of directional antennas; analyzing the set of down-link signals; generating a disrupting signal based on analyzing the set of down-link signals, the disrupting signal including a pattern that shares a characteristic with the set of down-link signals; and transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV via the set of directional antennas, wherein analyzing the set of down-link signals includes identifying a modulation modality and a bit rate of the set of down-link signals, wherein generating the disrupting signal includes producing, as part of the disrupting signal, a bit stream having a generated bit rate equal to the identified bit rate, and wherein transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV is performed in accordance with the identified modulation modality. identifying a target UAV based upon image data acquired from the camera; with the set of directional antennas oriented toward the target UAV, detecting a set of down-link signals from the target UAV via the set of directional antennas; analyzing the set of down-link signals; generating a disrupting signal based on analyzing the set of down-link signals, the disrupting signal including a pattern that shares a characteristic with the set of down-link signals; and transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV via the set of directional antennas, wherein analyzing the set of down-link signals includes identifying a modulation modality and a bit rate of the set of down-link signals, wherein generating the disrupting signal includes producing, as part of the disrupting signal, a bit stream having a generated bit rate equal to the identified bit rate, and wherein transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV is performed in accordance with the identified modulation modality. identifying a modulation modality and a bit rate of the set of down-link signals, wherein generating the disrupting signal includes producing, as part of the disrupting signal, a bit stream having a generated bit rate equal to the identified bit rate, and wherein transmitting the disrupting signal toward the target UAV is performed in accordance with the identified modulation modality.