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Experts urge faster deployment of counter‑drone systems and clearer mitigation authority ahead of major events
Summary
A CEO of a counter‑drone firm told the Homeland Security subcommittee that ‘dark drones’ and other evolving threats require deployment of detection and low‑collateral mitigation systems at scale, plus clearer authorities for state and local law enforcement to act.
John Gruen, chief executive officer of Fordham Technologies, told the subcommittee that unauthorized drone incidents and a new class of “dark drones” — devices designed to evade detection by not emitting radio frequency signals — pose a growing threat to major events, airports and critical infrastructure.
Gruen said his company’s AI-enabled sensors and interceptor drones, which capture rogue drones with an aerial net and tow them to secure locations for forensics, have been used at prior global sporting events and on U.S.…
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