New Pictures Drone radars should have been used at airports sooner, expert warns after Gatwick chaos

Radar systems capable of detecting drones have been available for years and should have been deployed at airports sooner, according to a Whitehall adviser.

Professor Iain Gray, chairman of the Drones Industry Action Group, said Gatwick’s drone chaos last month was not an ‘unforeseen incident’, adding that ‘many commentators have been talking for quite some time’ about the potential of disruption from drones near airports.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has claimed there were currently no systems capable of protecting airports from the threat.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has claimed there were currently no systems capable of protecting airports from the threat. Anti-drone hardware that tracks drones and jams the signals  is pictured

Professor Gray (pictured), director of aerospace at Cranfield University, said ‘holographic radar systems’ capable of digitally scanning the skies and identifying drones had been available for two years.

But Professor Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, said ‘holographic radar systems’ capable of digitally scanning the skies and identifying drones had been available for two years.

A Gatwick spokesman said: ‘Detection and safety protocols were in place and were effective in ensuring our absolute priority, which was the safety of our airfield and passengers.’

 

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