Two arrested after drones delay flights and force cancellations at Gatwick Airport
UK police say they have made two arrests in connection with criminal drone activity at Gatwick Airport, and urged the public and passengers around the airport to remain vigilant. Britain's second-largest airport reopened on Friday after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for more than 100,000 Christmas travellers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army. [...] The defence ministry refused to comment on what technology was deployed, but drone experts said airports needed to deploy specialist radar reinforced by thermal imaging technology to detect such unmanned flying vehicles.
See also: Gatwick drones: Two arrested over flight disruption
A 47-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, from Crawley, were arrested in the town at about 22:00 GMT on Friday.
Previously: Army Called in Amid UK Drone Chaos (Updated)
(Score: 1) by bmimatt on Sunday December 23 2018, @01:27PM (1 child)
Well, there's this now:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/23/gatwick-drone-chaos-arrested-couple-released-without-charge [theguardian.com]
(Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Sunday December 23 2018, @05:07PM
The UK is a bit different. Bobbies don't pack heat while in the US, getting to swagger around with a pistol in plain view is one of the attractions of a career in law enforcement. Seems the attitude difference extends to the treatment of suspects.
Maybe no one did it. Maybe those drones are escaped AI drones. Even in the US, no one suspected any human handlers of geese in bringing down Capt. Sullenberger's plane. Those geese were Canadian though, hmm....