Nets and high-tech hijackings: Anti-drone systems offer new ways to counter rising threats


D-Fend Solutions counter drone technology is demonstrated, in Reston, Va. — AP

WASHINGTON: Drones have harassed airports and bedeviled local police. They have trespassed over nuclear plants and prisons. On the battlefield, they can kill.

But aside from shooting down the devices, which may create further danger, there's often not much anyone can do to stop drones when they pose a threat or wander where they're not welcome.

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