Heathrow Airport Installs One-of-a-Kind Anti-Drone System
London's massive Heathrow airport has deployed a bespoke "Counter Drone" system that will be used to enforce the UK's strict five-kilometer no-fly zone and track down violators.
London's massive Heathrow airport has deployed a bespoke "Counter Drone" system that will be used to enforce the UK's strict five-kilometer no-fly zone and track down violators.
Over the last few years, there have been some infamous incidents of airports being shut down and flights grounded because a camera drone was spotted nearby. But these accidents have given a group of climate activists an idea: in two weeks, they plan to fly drones inside London Heathrow's no-fly zone as a "symbolic action," possibly shutting down the world's 7th largest airport.
It was only a matter of time, a safety specialist in London said, before something like this happened. Yesterday at 12:50 BST, a British Airways Airbus A320 carrying 132 passengers and 5 crew was hit head on by a recreational drone while approaching Heathrow, the pilot claims.