TECH WAR: Drone manufacturers work to combat growing terror threat
Terrorists and drone manufacturers are locked in a high-stakes technology war, with jihadis trying to transform unmanned aerial vehicles into flying weapons and drone companies working to thwart the Islamists, experts told FoxNews.com. The conflict came to the forefront this week after a drone collided with a British Airways flight landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon. Although no one was hurt and officials have not called the incident an act of terrorism, the following day, SITE Intelligence Group reported that terrorists were using a secure messaging app to encourage the use of drones to take out commercial planes. But Adam Lisberg, the corporate communications director of Drone giant DJI Technology, told FoxNews.com a drone-on-plane attack is just a terrorist delusion. "It would be like trying to hit a bullet with a bullet," Lisberg said.
Apr-20-2016, 21:35:05 GMT
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