Tag Archives: Disabling Drones and Counterdrone

Hacked drones an increasing concern as government seeks to ease restrictions

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Martin Walls

On July 4, 2017, an unmanned aerial vehicle (otherwise known as a drone) crashed through the display window of a Kate Spade boutique in Manhattan, New York. On March 23, 2017, a 19-year-old Rochester teen crashed his drone through a … Continue reading →

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Unmanned time bomb: Is Newark airport drone incursion our ‘Gatwick’ wake-up call?

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Martin Walls

Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the nation’s 15 busiest airports, closed for more than an hour last Tuesday night after an unauthorized drone entered its airspace. This incident occurred less than 30 days after London’s Gatwick airport drone incursion, … Continue reading →

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The counter-drone conundrum

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Martin Walls

For years, security experts have warned about the myriad threats presented by consumer-grade unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. Aside from UAVs being used to carry out physical attacks on crowds of innocent civilians or against targeted … Continue reading →

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Gatwick airport’s £1million military-grade anti-drone system that tracks and downs devices revealed, as chaos spreads to Heathrow with flights delayed after POLICE see rogue craft above runway

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Martin Walls

The technology deployed by Gatwick airport bosses to prevent further drone chaos has been revealed as an advanced system used by the U.S. military that can cost as little as £800,000. It comes after disruption spread to Heathrow when flights … Continue reading →

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