Media reports indicate the anti-drone system known as ‘Drone Dome,’ manufactured by Israeli defense company Rafael, was deployed at the U.K.’s Gatwick airport after repeated sightings of a drone, or drones, within the airport perimeter. The major components of the system have been made public (see articles here and here) and include radar and EO/IR sensors to detect intruding drones and jamming systems to force the drone to land.

Although the ability to locate and disable intruding drones is clearly important, the ability to locate the drones’ operators and take them into custody is, arguably, equally important. This, however, is even more difficult. The tech community created a product category that has finally been used in a grossly nefarious manner. The tech community must now step up and provide the means to catch the criminals who do so.