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Drones and security. US intelligence: prevention measures must be increased

UAVs could be used to carry out attacks on airplanes or airports

From the United States comes the alarm about the danger that can be brought by drones in airports, especially because they could be used by terrorist groups to carry out attacks on aircraft taking off or landing or to carry bombs near the terminals, but not only. Already last October, the Director of FBI Christopher Wray explained to the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental...

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UAS-DronesDrones at Heathrow Airport (2). The government announces new act

Critics raise doubts about air traffic management capabilities

After the yesterday closure of London-Heathrow airport for about an hour due to the sighting of a drone in the airspace, the Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington -interviewed by "ITV"- explained... more

AirportsHeathrow Airport: closure of the airspace for a drone

New failure of security measures taken

Despite the precautions taken to defend the airspace of UK airports from new invasion by drones, yesterday the London-Heathrow airport -the principal in Europe- was closed for almost an hour because of... more

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