Heathrow, Gatwick investing in anti-drone technology


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  • Friday, 04 Jan 2019

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2010, file photo, a terminal link train arrives behind a glass window at the snow covered terminal station at London's Gatwick Airport in Horley, England. London's Gatwick Airport shut down late Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, while officials urgently investigated reports that two drones were flying above the airfield. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

LONDON: Britain’s two biggest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, are investing in anti-drone technology following severe disruption at Gatwick caused by drone sightings in the run-up to Christmas, spokesmen said on Jan 4. 

The British army was deployed to London Gatwick on December 20 after the airport grounded all flights, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded over some of the busiest days of the year. 

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