How will the discontinuation of DJI’s AeroScope system impact airport security?
Airports that rely on the system will be more vulnerable to unauthorised drone activity. To maintain security levels, these organisations will need to find and invest in alternative solutions. In February 2023, Dublin Airport temporarily suspended all flights due to illegal drone activity. Flight operations were suspended for 30 minutes before resuming, without any diversions […]
A drone threat hovers over stadiums and arenas
“Technological advancements tend to outpace regulatory developments. Governments should reevaluate their regulations regarding jammers and spoofers”, says Itzik Huber, Skylock’s CEO “A drone attack on a stadium filled with 60,000 spectators has the potential to be a game changer on the scale of 9/11 in terms of its magnitude and impact”, says Itzik Huber, CEO […]
Narcodrones are changing the smuggling game
In Latin America, drone technology makes it easy to traffic drugs and smuggle contraband into prisons Transnational organised crime (TOC) groups are incredibly sophisticated. They know how to do business. 8% of the worldwide trade is accounted for the illegal drug trade, estimated to be worth $400 billion a year. This is big business. You […]
Year One of Ukraine’s War: The first full-scale drone war
Drones and C-UAS solutions have significantly changed how war is fought, and their impact on the future of warfare is far-reaching The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is not just any ordinary war. It is now being called “the first full-scale drone war” in modern history due to the widespread use of drones in military operations. […]
Drone superhighways and airports are on their way
Unmanned aerial vehicles have a longer history than one might expect. During World War I, the first aerial vehicle considered a drone was an unmanned military monoplane which responded to radio commands from the ground. The development of UAVs that can return successfully from missions occurred in the 1950s. In the coming years, drones became integrated into […]