Gatwick Ops Disturbed by Drones

[Jeff Hartmann]

I stole these from another board....

https://youtu.be/jm6a3QXG_qI

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

It's really quite a CF over there.....almost cartoonish of the dog chasing its tail.

[Ralph Jones]

...and now the police have admitted that some of the drone sightings may have been good-guy drones looking for bad-guy drones.

[Ralph Jones]

...and now the word "hoax" is being floated

Apparently those media outlets that named the arrestees contravened British law, and the legal artillery is starting to chamber rounds. https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...n-libel-payout

[Terry Carraway]

Some idiot on another board (non-technical) is SURE it is a US Border Patrol drone.

How and why a US gov drone would be operating in the UK is not explained.

[Ralph Jones]

...and now the word "hoax" is being floated, and authorities pointedly refuse to rule it out. Also, the husband of the arrested couple is an R/C modeler.

[Ralph Jones]

The two people arrested yesterday have been released without charges, after police decided they weren't involved. A damaged drone was found just outside the airport today, so the usual forensics are in progress.

[Randy Sohn]

Yup! Woke up to a little dusting this morning.

Chuckle, ah-so, copy-copy!

best, randy

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

"Standby One"!

best, randy (KMSP)

Randy -- Yup! Woke up to a little dusting this morning.

[Randy Sohn]

(Remote St. Cloud, where there is no snow)

"Standby One"!

best, randy (KMSP)

[Russell Holton]

Two arrests have been made. Indications that some kind of anti-drone technology has been deployed, perhaps the Israeli-developed Drone Dome system. Some news reports suggests the perps could face life in prison.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Gatwick was back operational as of this morning.

(Remote St. Cloud, where there is no snow!?!?!?!?)

[Ralph Jones]

OK, BBC says the Army is deploying "specialist equipment", whatever that may be.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Gatwick is expected to be closed well into, if not through, tomorrow.

[Ralph Jones]

Does no one in London have a jammer?

Gotta be a maser lying around somewhere...