Thursday, March 10

SkyWall 100: An anti-drone bazooka

A British company has just unveiled a badass-looking bazooka that catches drones with a net and then parachutes them softly to the ground.

Drones have the wonderful propensity to turn up almost anywhere. From sport stadiums to the lawn of the White House, unmanned quadcopters have managed to sneak into locations that are usually off-limits, practically unhindered.

This is great for drone enthusiasts, obviously, but law enforcement agencies are worried these devices could be used in criminal or terrorists acts (i.e. drug-delivering or explosive-rigged drones), or cause crashes by flying too high or too close to larger aircraft.

Read 11 remaining paragraphs | Comments

No comments:

Post a Comment