The second-largest London airport was laid over for a day of lame, about 800 flights were cancelled, around 120’000 passengers were affected, the police had to ask the army for help: A targeted interference action with at least two drones brought the commercial air traffic at the UK’s Gatwick Airport to almost the whole of the Thursday to a complete Halt. On Friday morning, a limited number of flights was then granted for the time being, the starting and landing permission. Passengers are still advised to check before arrival the Status of your flight.
the drone pilots are, however, not been still found. Airport CEO Chris Woodroofe explained to the BBC, the flight was operating thanks to “additional measures” of the government and the military. Whether this means that the drones would be shot down in a further disturbing action, and did not want to Woodroofe comment. The competent police Sussex was ruled out on Thursday a launch of the drones due to safety concerns. Later it was called then, a shooting is a “tactical Option”. During the day, because the armed forces were spotted on the airport grounds.
The airport police commander, Justin Burtenshaw, explained the Problem this way: the larger the drone, the further away the Pilot. “Always when we think to get the pilot close to the drone,” said Burtenshaw to the BBC.
As armed police are spotted at Gatwick Airport, @GatcoUK says its warnings over the dangers of drones have been “repeatedly dismissed”, with “business interests” is given higher priority than implementing counter-drone measures https://t.co/20700jsj4A pic.twitter.com/mMg9AYQRi6
— ITV News (@itvnews) December 20, 2018
airport chief Woodroofe hoped that on Friday, around 700 flights will be possible, which would mean that around 100 flights would be cancelled, as the Guardian explained. But the airport operation is dependent on whether the drones showed up again. The police of Sussex announced on late Thursday evening, the aircraft had been spotted in the 24 hours before, about 50 times. Since then, the flight were spotted devices.
“We work with Material from the surveillance cameras and try to determine the brand and model,” said chief Commissioner Jason Tingley of the competent police Sussex the “Guardian”. “Our working hypothesis is that it is greater than what someone could buy online. We think that they will be adjusted and further developed.” The flight on the part of various authorities described the device as “substantially”, “commercial” and “industrial”.
The police are not a terrorist motive. According to British media reports, according to some investigators, the Thesis that it could be the perpetrators of environmental activists. These reports are however unconfirmed.
jammer, network systems, eagle
in addition to conventional firearms, there are also drones, defense specialized systems. In Switzerland are used at the WEF, for example, the Target jammer. They block the signals between the aircraft and the remote control of the user no longer can control the drone. According to the manufacturer’s instructions should work the in Switzerland, used the model to over 300 meters distance.
drone in sight: A member of the WEF security forces is testing one of the mysterious devices. (18. January 2017) picture: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
The drone is by the jammer is not able to transfer your recordings or live images. She falls but is not easy on the ground, but the drone from the Anti-gun in place, so you shot down either controlled or captured and brought to the ground.
Chur company Droptec has developed a network of gun against drones: A Demonstration. (February 2018) Video: SDA
This launch does not have to be necessarily with a firearm. The Chur company Droptec for example has developed a network of gun with a range of up to 50 meters. The British company the open works offers a web-Bazooka, which can get a drone, according to information from the manufacturer on more than 100 meters away from the sky. And the technical University of Michigan has developed a hunter drone, the nets shooting and other drones can capture.
almost two years Ago, an approach from the Netherlands, made headlines: The police had trained eagles to drones to attack and tear you with their claws from the sky. The attempt was abandoned, however, as the public broadcaster NOS reported a year later, reported that The risk of injury to the birds was too high, your Training is too expensive and the animals are ultimately unreliable.
Dutch police trained eagle drones to catch. (February 2016) Video: Storyful/Guard from Above
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 21.12.2018, 11:08 PM
