Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have proliferated over the past decade, with new aircraft and applications appearing all the time. As UAVs become easy to access, it raises the question of these aircraft getting into the wrong hands and being used for nefarious purposes.
Criminal elements are already using UAVs both in South Africa and elsewhere around the world, according to speakers at the inaugural Security Drone Conference held at Emperor’s Palace at the beginning of December.
Jacques Coetzee, head of drone solutions at GoUAV, said a drone was used in a recent farm attack in Bethlehem, Free State. Coetzee said more than one drone was used to distract security forces and intimidate farmers. Coetzee added that a farm was attacked in Bethlehem between 1-2 December, after drones were used to expose weak points and map out the security of the farm.
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Criminal elements are already using UAVs both in South Africa and elsewhere around the world, according to speakers at the inaugural Security Drone Conference held at Emperor’s Palace at the beginning of December.
Jacques Coetzee, head of drone solutions at GoUAV, said a drone was used in a recent farm attack in Bethlehem, Free State. Coetzee said more than one drone was used to distract security forces and intimidate farmers. Coetzee added that a farm was attacked in Bethlehem between 1-2 December, after drones were used to expose weak points and map out the security of the farm.
Continue reading: https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/unmanned-aerial-vehicles/counter-drone-technology-comes-under-the-spotlight-at-first-security-drone-conference/
