Failure of Anti-Drone Tests Exposes U.S. Airport Vulnerability
- FAA’s July letter to hubs recommended against defense devices
- Shutdown of London Gatwick shows potential for disruptions
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U.S. airports may be just as vulnerable as London’s Gatwick airport to the kind of illegal drone incursions that shut down the U.K.’s second-busiest hub this week.
Counter-drone technology performed so poorly in U.S. government tests in recent years that the systems couldn’t reliably identify rogue unmanned aircraft, casting doubts on whether there’s a viable short-term solution to the intrusions that repeatedly disrupted the London airport this week.