Flying net to stop flying bomb-laden gadgets
100 views · Published 11 February 2015 · 1:37 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: vyganews com · 2015 · Entertainment
These pictures show France's latest weapon against the growing menace of rogue drones buzzing through their nation's skies: another drone, with a net. In a demonstration flight in La Queue-en-Brie, east of Paris, the mesh-wielding flying machine was shown snaring a DJI Phantom 2 drone - the same brand as one which crashed onto the White House lawn last month. The U.S. Secret Service was sent scrambling by the unexpected intrusion, but France has already faced dozens of drone overflights over sensitive sites. Mystery drones have buzzed nuclear plants, military installations and even the presidential palace in recent months, as fears run high of terrorist attacks linked to the Middle East's Islamic State insurgency.
