Pursuits
Drone-Chasers Tinker With Defeat Devices in Tiny War for Skies
- Race is on to install drone-detection at sensitive sites
- Counter measures include jamming, nets, even trained eagles
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The drone intruder was roaming around the Rose Bowl Stadium as 94,000 fans cheered, oblivious to the threat.
But scientists testing a new security device at the game knew: they detected its radio signals and seized control of the gatecrasher. This was only a simulation, but if the unmanned drone had been a security risk they could have forced it down -- even though the airwaves were choked by thousands of smartphones and Wi-Fi hotspots.