Unmanned aircraft systems are becoming more and more common, and could pose a threat to public safety particularly in the hands of inexperienced and uneducated operators. For example, as you may have read in several of Flying’s news stories, UAS have gotten in the way of airliners near major airports. There have been other cases where unauthorized drones have caused injuries to people in public places.
Guard From Above Trains Birds to Target Drones
Key Takeaways:
- Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) pose a growing public safety threat due to inexperienced operators, leading to incidents like air traffic interference and injuries.
- A Dutch company, Guard From Above, has developed a "low tech solution" by training birds of prey to intercept and remove unauthorized drones.
- These trained birds use their natural hunting instincts to take down drones, a method being explored by government security agencies like the Dutch National Police for protecting public spaces.
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