#GatwickDrones | We are appealing for information to help us identify the operators of the #Gatwick #drones. If you know who’s responsible or have any information please call 999 and quote ref 1350-19/12. Please RT pic.twitter.com/jkcakBohMr
— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) December 20, 2018
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I’m putting this down to a different threat against the airport or aircraft and they just don’t want to say. It’s been going on too long.
Anyone who’s read Mick Herron’s Slough House books (buy! buy!) would be inclined to agree with you.
Deffo something a miss with the drone story.
sure the very best (retail at least) drones can’t stay airborne for more than 30mins before having to recharge
the story stinks as it stands
DeShawn from Croydon shuts down UK airspace with a £29.99 Argos drone?
That’s Brexit Britain for you.
“…police still trying to catch drones” is an unfortunate title in the image it creates of bobbies snatching at the air.
Still, I smell tough(er) legislation after this. Watch out drone-heads. That’s if the UK government can manage to pass it…ahem.
No clay pigeon shooters near gatwick?
Exactly, there’s no use having snipers if they’re going to sit on their botties all day.
I bet they blame Russia by the end of the day.
I nearly laughed but then I remembered that that’s exactly what Putin would want. He’s after weaponising humour, so he has https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46567364
They have trained falcons that can take down drones.
Apparently its some sort of environmental protest
The Drone has be controlled by radio at some frequency, surely there are
enough agencies with access of spectrum analyser’s that would quickly
determine the frequency used and either jam or hack the device, the Iranians
did this with a US Drone ages ago.