Tag Archives: Drone Catching
CBP to Deploy Anti-Drone Bubbles Along U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is putting up an invisible bubble along the southern border to stop drug-smuggling drones mid-flight. The agency signed a nearly $1.2 million contract with Citadel, a company that develops systems to counter unmanned aerial vehicles, … Continue reading
Digital shields at British airports could prevent chaos from rogue drones
Giant virtual domes which protect runways from rogue drones could be introduced at British airports to prevent a repeat of the chaos that grounded hundreds of Christmas flights. The multi-million-pound, 30-mile-high digital shields, based on a similar principle to Israel’s … Continue reading
Hacked drones an increasing concern as government seeks to ease restrictions
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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After Massive Disruptions, U.K. Airports Bring Out the Big Guns to Stop Drones
British airports are boosting their counterdrone efforts after severe disruption during the holiday period, marking the first concrete sign that the three-days of flight mayhem could be a catalyst for spending on systems to thwart the malicious use of unmanned … Continue reading
