Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Dutch police training eagles to intercept drones and unmanned aircraft – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
 

The Dutch police are to train eagles to intercept drones or unmanned aircraft that can generate security incidents or being used by criminals and terrorists. This initiative is being developed in collaboration with the counter-terrorism agency and the ministries of the country’s justice and defense.

The police said in a statement that in the future these devices will be used more and more, increasing Also the number of incidents. The drones can also be used for criminal purposes, according to the Dutch police.

The initiative, described by police as “a world first”, aims to prepare the birds for can shoot down the drones , without any environmental impact.

This initiative is still in the testing period but, according to the spokesman of the project, Marc Wiebes there ” very real possibility “that it will eventually use eagles to intercept drones criminals.

” Anyone can have a drone and this includes people who want to give you a bad use, “said police spokesman Michel Baeten.

The Eagles identify the drones as a prey, grab them and put us a place where there are no other poultry or humans, said the Dutch police in the statement.

In addition to the birds, the Netherlands security forces work in the use of advanced electronic systems to be able to take control of a drone remotely and programming of an unmanned aircraft capable of shooting down an enemy unit, according to the note.

                     
                 

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