Avvistamento drone a Heathrow


Voli ripartiti (erano state bloccate le partenze in direzione Ovest). Al momento non vedo cancellazioni/diversioni.
 
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RAF team maintains counter-UAS mission at Gatwick airport
Tim Ripley, London - Jane's Defence Weekly

Personnel from the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) are continuing to provide counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) coverage at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex after unidentified drones were reporting flying near the airport over a three-day period earlier in December.

At least one of the UK's newly acquired Rafael Drone Dome C-UAS systems was photographed on top of terminal buildings at the airport on 21 December during the period of drone sightings, which led to Gatwick being closed and more than 1,000 flights cancelled or diverted.

RAF personnel were identified operating the Drone Dome system, which was recognisable by its distinctive radar antenna and electro-optical sensors.
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https://www.janes.com/article/85452/raf-team-maintains-counter-uas-mission-at-gatwick-airport

Il tizio si e' spostato da Gatwick a Heathrow, la RAF no, apparentemente.
 
io c'ero, ero sul BA 544, imbarco in orario poi pero' decollo avvenuto con 65 minuti di ritardo, recuperato in parte in volo. Al T5 nessuno sapeva nulla al di fuori delle notizie prese dai media. Ho anche chiesto informazioni ad un cpt. BA seduto vicino a me, ma anche lui non sapeva nulla. Non sono stati fatti annunci generali ma solo ai gate. In generale sembrava tutto tranquillo. A bordo il Cpt. ha detto che c'era un backlog di circa un'ora ma che sarebbe stato riassorbito velocemente.
 
A counter-drone system named Falcon Shield that uses thermal imaging technology, radar and electronic surveillance has been dispatched to Heathrow, The Times has learnt.

The military-grade tracking and detection system, developed by the Italian aerospace giant Leonardo, was sent to the airport on Tuesday night after the sighting of an unmanned aerial system. The device, which is owned and operated by the RAF, remains there on standby.

It was also deployed to Gatwick last month during the three-day drone disruption. Its detection functions helped reassure airport chiefs of the absence of any hostile drones after the runway reopened, its developers said yesterday.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/heathrow-is-sent-detector-for-drones-kj00nn9nj

https://www.leonardocompany.com/-/falcon-shield-launch
 
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