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No Clear Answers on How to Effectively Detect, Mitigate Drone Threats, Experts Say

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Wednesday, May 27th, 2020

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No Clear Answers on How to Effectively Detect, Mitigate Drone Threats, Experts Say

Successful defense against drone threats in commercial and military environments will require solving numerous challenges, according to experts speaking during a discussion hosted by the Atlantic Council — and there are no clear answers. Counter-drone systems use a variety of different methodologies to detect nearby aircraft at low altitudes including radar, radiofrequency (RF) sensors and electro-optical / infrared cameras (EO/IR). All of these systems have glaring weaknesses, said Scott Crino, founder and CEO of Red Six Solutions, which has worked…

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