NYT: 1 Broken Drone, No Video, 2 Suspects Released: Gatwick Episode Doesn’t Add Up

we did all see drones buzzing gatwick, didn't we? we all noticed flight cancellations for one full day, didn't we? so , where is the problem? Perhaps a solution for the next attack of the illegal drones could be foiled by having deployed in advance counter-drones with net-carrying capacity to snag the illigimate drones- a sort of battle of the drones in the skies over souther england? or is that solution too simple? Or killer attack drones to smash the illegal ones. game, set, match to the good guys.....

I think the Russians (and probably others too) are following this with great interest. They're amazed how much chaos they'll be able to create with 100 euros/dollars/pounds.....

It was all just swamp gas and the reflection of the planet Venus off a weather balloon.

Maybe someone had pigeons, strapped some x-mas mini lights on them and set them loose.

As investigators searched the debris and the bodies were loaded into the bags Airport officials said: "there is no reason to suspect terrorism." Ahhhh that infamous word that NO Gvt or Airport official want's to utter. A word that has been so much abused over the years when a stupid kid with a BB Rifle fires at a school bus then charged with "Terrorism Acts."

And now we have this....."Last week, officials insisted that the drones had appeared to be a “deliberate act to endanger the airfield and aircraft,” though they did not appear to be linked to terrorism."

Funny how the Gvt can take weeks, months even years to determine the cause of a crash yet less than a week later they can rule out Terrorism.

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System...in the event of a real Terrorist attack, or terrorist testing the system, your Gvt would down-play it.

oncde again, chuck chall, i stand corrected.

It was just an exercise. You have to have them to be ready for the real thing.

Where are the Spitfires when we need them???

One phantom drone sighting and a major airport shuts down and thousands of people are inconvenienced...a flock of geese or pelicans are sighted and pilots get a casual bird hazard warning. If I had to choose between hitting a flimsy drone and a flock of very solid birds I think I would choose the drone ... go figure!

We all know there are just a few Muslims in the UK. The ones that are there are "good Muslims" who study the Koran. You know this book. It is the one that says if you are not Muslim, you are an infidel and must be killed. This is my best attempt at sarcasm. I hope it gets through to those who have the power to get something done about it.

Easy to explain. Mass hysteria. Police and Government officials are not immune to it and quite often propagate it.

The propaganda departments in the major carriers always make the picture better than "real thing". It is shocking to find out your 4 star lounges are essentially serving what amounts to no more than fancy bean dip with your flat ale or wines aged beyond their time and taste like the "bung" the wine was bottled from.

harde to believe no radar signatures

Why not just shoot them down with a rifle? They are trespassing.