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Global airports remain vulnerable to drone misuse

Very low awareness among the business community of the extraordinary pace at which drone technology is evolving is leaving the majority of the world’s commercial airports vulnerable to criminal abuse or ‘rogue’ operation of drone technology.

In light of the chaos caused at Gatwick Airport before Christmas, as well as the recent incident in Yemen of an exploding drone, Robert Garbett, founder and chief executive of Drone Major Group, said that the lack of awareness and understanding makes staying ahead of the threat posed by those who would abuse this technology challenging, for even the most competent of businesses and management teams.

His warning was particularly directed at vulnerable sectors, such as airports, financial centres, energy facilities, stadiums and concert venues, which require tailored defence strategies to protect against what is a new and real security challenge.

Accepting that the current drone market is ‘exciting and representing unprecedented economic opportunity for companies and organisations which are fast adopting this exceptional technology’, Garbett said that the main challenge moving forward is the need to adopt drone technology within ‘a disciplined strategy which supports the organisation, ensures security and also ‘future proofs’ what is put in place’.

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