Drone Surveillance is an unrated combat site belonging to the Rogue Drones faction. It can be found via exploration as a cosmic anomaly in low-security and null-security systems across New Eden. As an ungated complex, the limitations as to which ships can complete this site are tied to the security rating of the system where the anomaly spawns (T2 Battleships for high-security systems, and up to Titans in low-security and null-security systems). There are two variations of this combat site. The first variation takes place in the ruins of a megastructure and includes Light Missile Batteries in the initial wave. The second variation takes place inside an asteroid-filled cloud and includes Defe
The Drone Surveillance spawns in low-sec. How you find it: combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing).
What spawns in the Drone Surveillance?
The Drone Surveillance has 13 waves and about 78 NPCs: 9 battlecruisers, 31 cruisers, 10 destroyers, 20 frigates and 8 sentry towers.
What should I tank and shoot in the Drone Surveillance?
Rogue Drones deal Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal.
Does the Drone Surveillance escalate?
Completing the Drone Surveillance can escalate to Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation.
What does the Drone Surveillance drop?
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Access C Single-source / unverified
Ship restrictions
Not recorded
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
EWAR used
None
Faction-level profile, not site-specific. Tank their damage, shoot their weakness.
NPC roster C Single-source / unverified
Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.
Megastructure type — First spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
6
Drone Light Missile Battery
Sentry
1-2
Annihilator Alvum
C
Megastructure type — Second spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
2-4
Hunter / Barracuda Alvi
F
2-3
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Megastructure type — Third spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3
Predator / Shatterer / Ripper Alvior
D
3-4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Megastructure type — Fourth spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
2-3
Strain Render / Infestor
F
2-3
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Megastructure type — Fifth spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
4
Strain Hunter / Devilish Alvi / Barracuda Alvi
F
4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Megastructure type — Sixth spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
4
Strain Silverfish Alvi / Devilish Alvi
F
3-4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Megastructure type — Seventh spawn3 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3
Nuker Alvum
C
2-5
Exterminator Alvatis / Siege Alvatis
BC
0-1
Sentient Viral Infector Alvum May drop Sentient faction modules, items and drone components
C
Asteroid Field type — First spawn3 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
2
Drone Defense Vampire Battery
Sentry
2-3
Barracuda / Hunter / Silverfish Alvi
F
2-4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Asteroid Field type — Second spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3-4
Strain Infester / Splinter / Render Alvi
F
2-3
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Asteroid Field type — Third spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3
Strain Hunter / Silverfish / Barracuda Alvi
F
3-4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Asteroid Field type — Fourth spawn2 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
3-4
Predator / Marauder / Dismantler Alvi
D
3-4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
Asteroid Field type — Fifth spawn1 ship
Qty
NPC
Hull
3-4
Siege / Exterminator Alvatis
BC
Asteroid Field type — Sixth spawn4 ships
Qty
NPC
Hull
4-6
Ripper / Shredder / Predator Alvior
D
3-4
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum
C
4
Defeater/Enforcer Alvatis
BC
0-1
Sentient Devastator Alvum Possible commander spawn (rare); May drop Sentient faction modules, items and drone components
C
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation — Chance to escalate to Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation (DED 3/10) on FULL completion — community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page C Single-source / unverified