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Unmanned Systems

Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

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Tech Developments

DroneShield's DroneSentinel integrated suite of sensors is used to detect and track drones around critical infrastructures and facilities. Photo: DroneShield

DroneShield Says Drone Security System Completes Evaluation at European Airport DroneShield Ltd., says its DroneSentinel drone security system successfully completed a trial at a mid-tier European airport, adding that the evaluation is expected to help form requirements for a large European airports tender expected to be open for bids later this year. The company says it expects the project to be material. “We are now seeing airports, particularly in Europe, mobilizing their procurement selection processes towards wide rollouts of counter-drone…

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