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Homeland Security

INTERPOL Releases Findings From Counter-Drone Exercise

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 28th, 2022

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INTERPOL Releases Findings From Counter-Drone Exercise

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Technologies being developed and deployed to detect, track and counter potential threats posed by small drones to aircraft and airport operations and other critical infrastructures need to be tested in real world environments and even after being deployed need to be routinely tested to ensure they continue to meet the needs of law enforcers, says a new report by the inter-governmental police organization INTERPOL. “These tests should take into account the emerging drone threat and evolution of the drone market…

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