British Army assist police to find drone pilots in Gatwick disruption

Tony Osborne December 20, 2018
Credit: London Gatwick Airport
The British Army has been called in to help police track down drone operators that have paralyzed London Gatwick, Britain’s second busiest airport since the evening of Dec. 19. Personnel with specialist equipment have been requested to help find the operators who have been deliberately flying their...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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