Passenger Plane Narrowly Avoids Drone Crash
On Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 2018, a drone came some-300 feet of crashing into a passenger plane near Boston Logan International Airport. In a call to the control tower, the pilot of the plane reported that he had seen a boat almost directly below the spot of the drone, raising speculation of whether it was operated […]
SAFE SKIES – Advanced Warning System for Aircraft & Helicopter/Drone Crashes
With thousands of recreational drones in the sky at any given moment, air safety experts agree that a major drone-aircraft collision is just a matter of time. According to a report published by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB), over 92 incidents were recorded in 2017 alone, compared with 71 in 2016 and just 29 in 2015. […]
Drones Cause Lengthy Delays in UK Airport
Gatwick Airport, one of the biggest airports in the UK, was completely shut down on Wednesday, December 20, 2018, when two drones were spotted in the skies above. According to reports, police decided not to shoot down the drones for fear of inadvertently hitting nearby civilians. More than 110,000 passengers were reportedly stranded through Thursday […]
India Places Restrictions on Drone Flights
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation implemented its first drone policy on December 1st, 2018. Operators will now be required to apply for an Unmanned Aircraft Operator Permit (UAOP) Small-sized, police, and military, as well as National Technical Research Organization, Aviation Research Centre and CIA-operated drones will not have to register with the Digital Sky Platform […]
Houthis Kill High-ranking General in Drone Attack
Major drone attack Houthi terrorists carried out a drone attack on a high-profile military parade at a Yemeni air base, claiming the lives of at least seven soldiers with 11 others wounded. Amongst those killed in the strike was Intelligence Brigadier General Saleh Tamah. In comparison, an ISIS swarm drone attack against a Russian airbase in Syria […]
All I Wanted for Christmas was an Anti-Drone
Gatwick: Where it all Began It was just six days before Christmas at Gatwick Airport in the UK and all was not well with the passengers on board planes headed for distant lands. Unidentified drones had taken to the skies above, 140,000 passengers would have their flights delayed or cancelled, and traversing the friendly skies would […]
Drones Present Major Threat to Critical Infrastructure
Unmanned Aerial Systems AKA Drones have been around for decades, but the last few years have seen a dramatic spike in consumer interest. Non-state actors and rogue regimes have also taken notice. ISIS, the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas have developed sophisticated attack drone programs and carried out strikes on Syrian, Kurdish, Saudi, and UAE forces. New […]
C-UAS Protection for Oil Refineries
Drones pose a real threat when used for unlawful activity. Capable of flying long distances, they are controlled by their operator kilometers away. Compact, fast and easy to manoeuvre, small drones are hard to detect, making them a real security threat to oil rigs, refineries, power plants, wind farms and water stations are easily identifiable […]
Rise in the number of reported drone incidents
In 2019 alone, the number of reported drone incidents rose dramatically, ranging from near collisions with aircraft, incursions into critical infrastructures, military airspace and prison facilities to the attempted assassination attack on the Venezuelan President. It’s become evident to authorities that implementing counter-measures for drone incursions are not a “nice to have” they are an […]
Drawn to fire
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” (Abe Lincoln) It’s October now. 18 years have passed since the world witnessed the deadliest terrorist attack in human history. The shocked looks on the faces of people watching planes crash into building, as if it was a scene taken from a disaster movie, are […]
Integration effort for SKYLOCK counter-UAS system
The growth in counter-UAS systems has followed an increase in the availability of inexpensive consumer or commercial platforms that pose security threats for industrial facilities, transport hubs and elsewhere.
SKYLOCK’s latest anti-drone system
During the launch of the latest version, SkyLock explained that these three systems represent three separate layers of protection.