Drones: worrying about the sideshow and not the main event

摘要

The last twelve months have been a banner year for industry experimentation in countering rogue drones. Responses to sightings at Gatwick and Heathrow resulted in flights being cancelled for 150,000 passengers and delays for thousands more. In relation to the Gatwick incident, a couple were arrested, cleared, and released. Millions of pounds were spent on technology designed to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which was rushed to the alleged scenes of the crimes and presumably victory declared - at least by the system manufacturers.