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Re:Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Heathrow Airport by United857 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @01:41PM (#18858156)
The tricky part I'm guessing is doing it safely without collateral damage, especially in a crowded area like an airport.

A bullet or other kinetic object could do damage if it falls back down to earth. A directed energy/RF weapon could possibly fry other electronics in aircraft nearby as well.

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Re:Drone Sighting Halts Departures at Heathrow Airport by oliveshell on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @01:51PM (#18858290)
You might be interested to hear that anti-drone net guns are already on the market to address this.

This [1] is a handheld one, though automated permanent installations that use acoustic signatures to track drones have already been installed on embassies and such.

[1]: https://www.dronedefence.co.uk/products/netgun-x1/

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