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Gatwick Airport chaos after drone sighting near runway.

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It’s Time To Go

It’s Time To Go

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The army has been called in to help with the ongoing crisis at Gatwick airport, where drones flying near the runway have kept planes grounded for over 12 hours.
The airport has been closed since Wednesday night, when the devices were repeatedly flown over the airfield in what police and the airport described as a deliberate attempt to disrupt flights.
Tens of thousands of travellers have been affected, with 110,000 passengers on 760 flights due to fly on Thursday. Eurocontrol said Gatwick would not re-open before 8pm at the earliest.
The defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, told Sky News Sussex police had requested support from the armed forces. "We will be deploying the armed forces to give them the help that they need to be able to deal with the situation of the drones at Gatwick airport," he said.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/19/gatwick-flights-halted-after-drone-sighting


Not sure what if anything the pilot is hoping to achieve here?
 
Temascos

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My cousins were going to travel to Finland through Gatwick today, they're peeved off about the bastards piloting those things. As soon as they're found I imagine there is going to be hell to pay.

And it seems like there have been government meetings about what can be done in the future, as you can bet other folks have got ideas for chaos involving drones, welcome to the new world.
 

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Why are they making such a big deal out of this? You can easily order an EMP drone gun from alibaba or from various defense contractors that disables the drone and forces it to land. They use them at concert rehearsals, movie sets, and against paparazzi too
 
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