News and Commentary. This article was updated on January 28 to include additional information about the Drone Gun. Recently, my phone has been ringing off the hook (or out of my pocket, I'm not that old) with reporters of the general media asking for commentary on the latest airport disruption. Over and over, I have had to explain that "just shooting them down" is not … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Drones Can Be Kept Out of Airports – With or Without A Lot of Drama
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UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
As the dust settles over the drone incident at London's Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at the Science Media Centre in London. He argued that … [Read more...] about UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
Rogue Drone Incidents Spells Good News for DroneShield
Recent events involving rogue drones have proven lucrative for Australian counter-drone firm DroneShield. Following a purported assassination attempt in August against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the company received an order from an unnamed Central American government security agency for DroneShield’s two cornerstone products – the DroneSentry drone mitigation … [Read more...] about Rogue Drone Incidents Spells Good News for DroneShield
What Can We Learn From The Drone Disruption at Gatwick Airport?
Our London correspondent, Malek Murison, reports on the fallout from the 'Battle of Gatwick' airport debacle. Drones are often in the news at this time of year. More often than not, the stories are harmless: Aviation authorities laying down the law to the influx of new pilots, viral videos of thousand-dollar models taking a debut flight straight into a Christmas tree. That … [Read more...] about What Can We Learn From The Drone Disruption at Gatwick Airport?
It’s Been a Good Week for Counter-drone Players
Industry studies suggest the drone mitigation (or anti-drone) market will to grow to a billion-dollar industry within six years with predicted compound annual growth rate of 23.89 percent across 2018-22. For two counter-drone firms, recent good news stakes their claims to a piece of that fiscal pie. DroneShield Australian-based DroneShield announced approval of the … [Read more...] about It’s Been a Good Week for Counter-drone Players
