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Anti-drone shield tested in the most complex environments

It is ready to protect airports

The presence of drone aircraft recently forced the closure of Gatwick airport for three days, suspending 1,000 flights and disrupting the plans of about 140,000 passengers during Christmas, and Heathrow for one hour (AVIONEWS). Indra is one of the few companies in the world that has a comprehensive solution specifically prepared and tested to protect an airport or any other space against drones flying...

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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

UAS-DronesDrones at Gatwick: was the pilot aware of airport procedures?

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The closure of almost three days for London-Gatwick airport, last December, due to the flight of some drones in the airspace of the airport, may have been caused by an internal "saboteur". After the investigations,... more

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The police last Saturday arrested two people accused of be drone operators who forced to close the London-Gatwick airport for almost 48 hours last week, but yesterday the British police released them because... more

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