A MQ-1 Predator drone Photo: REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Lt Col Leslie Pratt
Drones 'Could Be Used As Flying Bombs For Terror Attack On Passenger Jet' -- The Telegraph
Terrorists could "with impunity" fly multiple drones to take out passenger aircraft, a leading expert warns, following report into 'near-miss' at Heathrow Airport
Drones could be used as flying bombs by terrorists to take down a passenger aircraft, according to a leading expert, who called for improved security measures to deal with the “gaping hole” in the national defences.
Prof David H Dunn, of the University of Birmingham, said that jihadis could “with impunity” fly multiple remote-controlled unmanned aircraft into the engines of a jumbo jet, causing it crash.
Prof Dunn was speaking after it emerged that a drone flew within 20ft of an Airbus A320 as it landed at Heathrow Airport in July.
An official report into the near-miss, or ‘airprox’, found that the mobile helicopter narrowly avoided colliding with the passenger jet, 700ft above the runway, on July 22 of this year.
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My Comment: Who needs an anti-aircraft missile when such a drone can be just as effective .... and be cheaper to get.
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