Heathrow installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV pilots

Re:Heathrow installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV p... by panarky on Saturday January 18, 2020 @01:18AM (#22082709)

Can't locate the pilot if the drone is autonomously following GPS waypoints.

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Re:Heathrow installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV p... by onion2k on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:16AM (#22083139)

Drones still send and receive data from the controller in autonomous modes (the user couldn't cancel the flight otherwise) so they probably still can.

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Re:Heathrow installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV p... by StavrosK on Saturday January 18, 2020 @06:52AM (#22083906)

You can build your drone to do whatever you want, including continuing the flight if signal is lost. It's all open source software anyway, and cheaper than a closed-source DJI or whatever.

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Re:Heathrow installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV p... by MacsHeadroom on Saturday January 18, 2020 @08:36AM (#22084356)

Not necessarily. Plus drones can easily be controlled over cellular internet.

I don't know about the UK, but where I am it's easy to get a 4G SIM preloaded with data using bogus personal information.

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Re:Heathrow installs anti-drone system that can locate UAV p... by jowsie on Saturday January 18, 2020 @09:38AM (#22084625)

You don't need any personal data in the UK. They're 50p in the shops. You do need to activate them with an over the counter top up though. They accept cash.

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