How can a drone bring an airport to a standstill?

LONDON, United Kingdom - The closure of the UK's second-biggest airport because of "deliberate" drone disruption has caused travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers and left many more wondering how something like this could even happen in the first place. Police on Thursday were still searching for the perpetrators who have brought air traffic in and out of London's Gatwick Airport to a halt, reports CNN.

Continue reading the story

The Intelligent Aerospace take:

Date here --Flights in and out of Gatwick have resumed on a limited basis despite a small unmanned aerial vehicle or vehicles flying in the vicinity. CNN breaks down why the airport shut down and what damage drones can do should it be sucked or flown into a jet engine.

Related: Rugged RF signal data recorder for UAVs, aircraft pods, and military vehicles introduced by Pentek

Related: Sagetech announces micro 'friend or foe' transponder for NATO small drones

Related: Persistent Systems to provide mobile ad-hoc networking capability for unmanned aircraft

Jamie Whitney, Associate Editor
Intelligent Aerospace

Ready to make a purchase? Search the Intelligent Aerospace Buyer's Guide for companies, new products, press releases, and videos