Aviation security

FAA Successfully Tests New Drone-Detecting Tech At Airport

The FAA says that they can now detect drones flying near airports and find the drones’ controllers on the ground. It’s a development could prove key to preventing future drone on plane collisions and marks a big step forward in integrating drones into commercial airspace.

The idea of hobby drones getting sucked into airplane engines causing mayhem and fiery crashes was the recurring scare story last fall after the FAAreported that the number of annual drone sightings by commercial pilots had quadrupled to 650, just by August. Fear not. Well, fear less. Earlier this month, the FAA and defense contractor CACI, successfully tested a new drone detection technology at Atlantic City International Airport.